Romans 2:28

For he is not a Jew, who is one outwardly; nor is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

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 shall not the uncircumcision that is by nature, if it fulfill the law, judge thee, who with the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of law?

29But he is a Jew, who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

Read all of Romans 2

Cross References

John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and says of him: Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

Romans 2:17But if thou art called a Jew, and restest upon law, and makest thy boast in God,

Romans 9:6Not as though the word of God has failed. For not all they are Israel, who are of 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Romans 2:28