Romans 2:28

For he is not a Jew in what is visible, nor is circumcision in what is visible, in flesh,

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In The King James Version

For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

In Context

27And the man of natural uncircumcision who fulfills the law, will judge thee, a transgressor of law through a document and circumcision.

29but he is a Jew in what is hidden, and circumcision is of the heart, in spirit not a document, whose praise is not from men but from God.

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Cross References

Psalms 73:1Surely God is good to Israel, to such as are pure in heart.

Isaiah 48:1Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness

Hosea 1:6And she conceived again, and bore a daughter. And [LORD] said to him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah, for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel, that I should in any way pardon them.

John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says about him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit.

Romans 2:17Behold, thou are called a Jew, and rely upon the law, and boast in God,

Romans 9:6But it is not as that the word of God has failed. For all those from Israel, these are not Israel,

Matthew Henry on Romans 2:18-29

The Pretensions of the Jews; The Depravity of the Jews. ( a. d. 58.) 17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, 18 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, 20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. 21 Thou therefore which teachest… Read the whole commentary →

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