Rom 2:12 | TNotes | STEP | 2:12 destroyed: This common New Testament word describes the fate of the wicked after death (see also 9:22 ; 14:15 ; 1 Cor 1:18 ; 15:18 ; 2 Cor 2:15 ; 4:3 ; Phil 1:28 ; 3:19 ; 2 Thes 2:10 ; 1 Tim 6:9 ). Condemned sinners do not cease to exist, but they suffer eternal punishment, which includes the everlasting destruction of all good in their identity and experience. • the Jews, who do have God’s law: The Jews were given the law of Moses, while the Gentiles never had God’s written law . In the New Testament period, Jews emphasized their possession of the law as a mark of God’s favor and even as a guarantee of salvation.

a2:12►

b9:22►

c14:15►

d1 Cor 1:18►

e15:18►

f2 Cor 2:15►

g4:3►

hPhil 1:28►

i3:19►

j2 Thes 2:10►

k1 Tim 6:9►

‏ Romans 2:12

2:12 ^a destroyed: This common New Testament word describes the fate of the wicked after death (see also 9:22 ^b; 14:15 ^c; 1 Cor 1:18 ^d; 15:18 ^e; 2 Cor 2:15 ^f; 4:3 ^g; Phil 1:28 ^h; 3:19 ⁱ; 2 Thes 2:10 ^j; 1 Tim 6:9 ^k). Condemned sinners do not cease to exist, but they suffer eternal punishment, which includes the everlasting destruction of all good in their identity and experience.

• the Jews, who do have God’s law: The Jews were given the law of Moses, while the Gentiles never had God’s written law. In the New Testament period, Jews emphasized their possession of the law as a mark of God’s favor and even as a guarantee of salvation.