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Romans 2:28

For he is not a Jew who is merely one outwardly; neither is circumcision that which is merely outward in the 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 will not the one who is naturally uncircumcised condemn you if he keeps the law? This is because you have the written law and circumcision, yet you break the law!

29But he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter. The praise of such a person comes not from people but from God.

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Cross References

Psalms 73:1Surely God is good to Israel, 1 to those with a pure heart. 1

Isaiah 48:1Hear this, house of Jacob, 1 who are called by the name Israel, and have come from the sperm of Judah; 1 you who swear by the name of Yahweh and invoke the God of Israel, 1 but not sincerely nor in a righteous manner. 1

Hosea 1:6Gomer conceived again and bore a daughter. Then Yahweh said to Hosea, 1 “Call her name Lo-Ruhamah, 1 for I will no longer have mercy 1 on the house of Israel, 1 that I should forgive them at all. 1

John 1:47Jesus saw Nathaniel coming to him and said about him, “See, a true Israelite, in whom is no deceit!”

Romans 2:17But if you call yourself a Jew and rest upon the law and boast in God,

Romans 9:6But it is not as though the promises of God have failed. For it is not everyone in Israel who truly belongs 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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