Verse 25

Romans 2:25

Free Bible Version

25 It's not what's on the outside that makes you a Jew; it's not the physical sign of circumcision.

Original Language Text

greek

Περιτομὴ μὲν γὰρ ὠφελεῖ ἐὰν νόμον πράσσῃς· ἐὰν δὲ παραβάτης νόμου ᾖς, ἡ περιτομή σου ἀκροβυστία γέγονεν.

English Translation

For circumcision is indeed profitable if you practice the law; but if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

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Chapter 2 Context

1 So if you judge others you don't have any excuse, whoever you are! For in whatever way you condemn o... Focus ↗

2 When you judge them do you really think that you however can avoid God (Elohim)'s judgment? Focus ↗

3 Or is it that you're treating his wonderful kindness, tolerance, and patience with contempt, not rea... Focus ↗

4 Due to your hard-hearted attitude and your refusal to repent, you're making things far worse for you... Focus ↗

5 Those who have kept on trying to do what is good and right will receive glory and honor, immortality... Focus ↗

6 But those who think only of themselves, rejecting the truth and deliberately choosing to do evil, wi... Focus ↗

7 Everyone who does evil will have trouble and suffering—the Jewish people first, and the foreigners t... Focus ↗

8 But everyone who does good will have glory, honor, and peace—the Jewish people first, and the foreig... Focus ↗

9 Those who sin even though they don't have the written law are still lost, while those who sin that d... Focus ↗

10 Just listening to what the law says doesn't make you right in God (Elohim)'s sight. It's those who d... Focus ↗

11 The foreigners don't have the written law, but when they instinctively do what it says, they are fol... Focus ↗

12 In this way they show how the law works that's written in their minds. As they think about what they... Focus ↗

13 The good news I share is that a day is coming when God (Elohim) will judge, through Yashua (Jesus) C... Focus ↗

14 What about you who call yourself a Jew? You rely on the written law and boast about having a special... Focus ↗

15 You know what he wants; you do what's right because you've been taught from the law. Focus ↗

16 You're absolutely sure that you can guide the blind, and that you are a light to those in darkness. Focus ↗

17 You think you can set ignorant people straight, a teacher of “children,” because you know from the l... Focus ↗

18 So if you're busy teaching others, why don't you teach yourself? You tell people not to steal, but a... Focus ↗

19 You tell people not to commit adultery, but are you committing adultery? You tell people not to wors... Focus ↗

20 You boast about having the law, but don't you misrepresent God (Elohim) by breaking it? Focus ↗

21 As Scripture says, “God (Elohim)'s character is defamed among the foreigners because of you.” Focus ↗

22 Being circumcised has value only if you do what the law says. But if you break the law, your circumc... Focus ↗

23 If a man who is not circumcised keeps the law, he should be considered as being circumcised even tho... Focus ↗

24 The uncircumcised foreigners who keep the law will condemn you if you break the law, even though you... Focus ↗

25 It's not what's on the outside that makes you a Jew; it's not the physical sign of circumcision.

26 What makes you a Jew is on the inside, a “circumcision of the heart” that doesn't follow the letter... Focus ↗

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