Romans 2:23-29

²³You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?

²⁴As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”

²⁵Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

²⁶If a man who is not circumcised keeps the requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?

²⁷The one who is physically uncircumcised yet keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.

²⁸A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical.

²⁹No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.

— Romans 2:23-29

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Cross References for Romans 2:23-29

• Ezekiel 36:20-23
• Deuteronomy 30:6
• Philippians 3:3
• Deuteronomy 10:16
• Jeremiah 4:4
• Galatians 6:15
• Isaiah 52:5
• Colossians 2:11-12
• 2 Peter 2:2
• 1 Thessalonians 2:4

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