²⁹ But ^(A)he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and ^(B)circumcision is of the heart, by the ^(C)Spirit, not by the letter; ^(D)and his praise is not from people, but from God.

²² For I joyfully agree with the law of God ^[a]in ^(A)the inner person,

³³ “For ^(A)this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord: “^(B)I will put My law within them and write it on their heart; and ^(C)I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

¹⁶ Therefore we ^(A)do not lose heart, but though our outer person is decaying, yet our ^(B)inner person is ^(C)being renewed day by day.