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24 This is written in the Bible:

‘Because of you Jews, the Gentiles say bad things against God.’

25 As a Jewish man, you are proud that someone has circumcised you.[a] That is a help to you, if you obey God's Law in your life. But if you do not obey God's Law, then it is worth nothing. You have become like a Gentile that nobody has ever circumcised. 26 But a Gentile may obey what God's Law teaches. Then he has shown that he belongs to God even though nobody has circumcised him.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:25 The Jews circumcised Jewish boys to show that they belonged to God's special people. See Genesis 17:10-14.