Romans 2:23-29

Christian Standard Bible

²³ You who boast in the law,^(A) do you dishonor God by breaking the law?^{[a] 24} For, as it is written: The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.^[b](B)

Circumcision of the Heart

²⁵ Circumcision benefits you if you observe the law, but if you are a lawbreaker, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.^{(C) 26} So if an uncircumcised^(D) man keeps the law’s requirements,^(E) will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision? ²⁷ A man who is physically uncircumcised, but who keeps the law, will judge you^(F) who are a lawbreaker in spite of having the letter of the law and circumcision. ²⁸ For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly,^(G) and true circumcision is not something visible in the flesh. ²⁹ On the contrary, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly,^(H) and circumcision is of the heart—by the Spirit, not the letter.^[c](I) That person’s praise is not from people but from God.^(J)