Romans 2:28

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither is circumcision something outward in the flesh;

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

In Context

27And will not he who is physically uncircumcised and carries out the law judge yoʋ who, despite having the letter of the law and circumcision, transgress the law?

29but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. Such a man's praise comes not from men but from God.

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Cross References

John 1:47When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit.”

Romans 2:17Behold, yoʋ call yoʋrself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God.

Romans 9:6It is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all Israelites truly belong to 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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