17 But if you call yourself a Jew and (A)rely on the law and boast in God

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23 You who (A)boast in the law (B)dishonor God by breaking the law.

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11 (A)Its heads give judgment for a bribe;
    (B)its priests teach for a price;
    (C)its prophets practice divination for money;
(D)yet they lean on the Lord and (E)say,
    “Is not the Lord in the midst of us?
    (F)No disaster shall come upon us.”

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Israel Refined for God's Glory

48 Hear this, O house of Jacob,
    (A)who are called by the name of Israel,
    and (B)who came from the waters of Judah,
(C)who swear by the name of the Lord
    and confess the God of Israel,
    but not in truth or right.
For they call themselves after the holy city,
    (D)and stay themselves on the God of Israel;
    the Lord of hosts is his name.

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“‘I know your tribulation and (A)your poverty ((B)but you are rich) and the slander[a] of (C)those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 2:9 Greek blasphemy

32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the (A)stumbling stone,

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They are (A)Israelites, and to them belong (B)the adoption, (C)the glory, (D)the covenants, (E)the giving of the law, (F)the worship, and (G)the promises. To them belong (H)the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, (I)who is God over all, (J)blessed forever. Amen.

But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel belong to Israel, and not all are children of Abraham (K)because they are his offspring, but (L)“Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”

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28 For (A)no one is a Jew (B)who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. 29 But a Jew is one (C)inwardly, and (D)circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. (E)His praise is not from man but from God.

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45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, (A)on whom you have set your hope.

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And do not presume to say to yourselves, (A)‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from (B)these stones to raise up children for Abraham.

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Behold, I will make those of (A)the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, (B)I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that (C)I have loved you.

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To the Church in Sardis

“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him (A)who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars.

“‘I know your works. You have the reputation (B)of being alive, (C)but you are dead.

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For (A)we are the circumcision, (B)who worship (C)by the Spirit of God[a] and (D)glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh— (E)though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: (F)circumcised on the eighth day, (G)of the people of Israel, (H)of the tribe of Benjamin, (I)a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, (J)a Pharisee; (K)as to zeal, (L)a persecutor of the church; (M)as to righteousness under the law,[b] blameless. But (N)whatever gain I had, (O)I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. Philippians 3:3 Some manuscripts God in spirit
  2. Philippians 3:6 Greek in the law

One in Christ

11 Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called (A)the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands—

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Justified by Faith

15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not (A)Gentile sinners;

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22 Are they Hebrews? (A)So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they offspring of Abraham? So am I.

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28 And they reviled him, saying, “You are his disciple, but (A)we are disciples of Moses. 29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, (B)we do not know where he comes from.”

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41 You are doing the works your father did.” They said to him, (A)“We were not born of sexual immorality. We have (B)one Father—even God.”

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33 They answered him, (A)“We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”

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19 (A)Has not Moses given you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. (B)Why do you seek to kill me?”

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28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; (A)do this, and you will live.”

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11 I tell you, (A)many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 12 (B)while the sons of the kingdom (C)will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place (D)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

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11 (A)“On that day (B)you shall not be put to shame
    because of the deeds by which you have rebelled against me;
for then (C)I will remove from your midst
    your proudly exultant ones,
and (D)you shall no longer be haughty
    in my holy mountain.

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(A)Do not trust in these deceptive words: ‘This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.’

“For if you truly (B)amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly (C)execute justice one with another, if you (D)do not oppress the sojourner, the fatherless, or the widow, (E)or shed innocent blood in this place, (F)and if you do not go after other gods to your own harm, (G)then I will let you dwell in this place, (H)in the land that I gave of old to your fathers forever.

“Behold, you trust in deceptive words to no avail. (I)Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, (J)swear falsely, (K)make offerings to Baal, (L)and go after other gods that you have not known, 10 and then come and stand before me in this house, (M)which is called by my name, and say, ‘We are delivered!’—only to go on doing all these abominations?

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25 In the Lord all the offspring of Israel
    shall be justified and shall glory.”

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