Romans 2:28-29

International Standard Version

²⁸For a person is not a Jew because of his appearance, nor is circumcision something just external and physical. ²⁹No, a person is a Jew inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, brought about by the Spirit, not by a written law.^[a] That person’s praise will come from God, not from people.

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Footnotes

Romans 2:29 Lit. what is written

Romans 2:28-29

New International Version

²⁸A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly,^(A) nor is circumcision merely outward and physical.^(B) ²⁹No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart,^(C) by the Spirit,^(D) not by the written code.^(E) Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.^(F)

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Romans 2:28-29

King James Version

²⁸For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

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

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