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Romans 2:26

If a man who is not circumcised keeps the law, he should be considered as being circumcised even though he's not.

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In The King James Version

Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

In Context

25Being circumcised has value only if you do what the law says. But if you break the law, your circumcision is as worthless as those who are not circumcised at all.

27The uncircumcised foreigners who keep the law will condemn you if you break the law, even though you have the written law and circumcision.

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Cross References

Joshua 5:5They had all been circumcised when they left Egypt, but those born on the journey since then had not.

Matthew 8:11I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

Acts 10:2He was a religious man who, together with everyone in his household, had great reverence for God. He gave generously to the poor, and prayed regularly to God.

Acts 11:3“You went into the homes of uncircumcised men, and ate with them,” they said.

Romans 8:4In this way we could fulfill the good requirements of the law by following the Spirit and not our sinful nature.

Ephesians 2:11So you who are “foreigners” humanly-speaking, called “uncircumcised” by those who are “circumcised” (which is only a procedure carried out by human beings), you need to remember

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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