Romans 2:12
Douay-Rheims
For whosoever have sinned without the law, shall perish without the law; and whosoever have sinned in the law, shall be judged by the law.
Augustine of Hippo
The apostle did not mean to say that those who sin in ignorance will suffer worse punishment than those who know the law. It seems that it is worse to perish than to be judged. Rather the apostle here was merely distinguishing between Jews and Gentiles.
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A.D. 430 · on Rom 2:12 (GRACE AND FREE WILL 2.5)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.