Romans 2:29
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29 But a Jew is one (A)inwardly, and (B)circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. (C)His praise is not from man but from God.
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Deuteronomy 30:6
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6 And (A)the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, (B)so that you will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
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Deuteronomy 10:16
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16 Circumcise therefore (A)the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer (B)stubborn.
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Philippians 3:3
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3 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—
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- Philippians 3:3 Some manuscripts God in spirit
Colossians 2:11-12
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11 In him also (A)you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by (B)putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 (C)having been buried with him in baptism, in which (D)you were also raised with him through faith in (E)the powerful working of God, (F)who raised him from the dead.
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Jeremiah 4:4
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4 (A)Circumcise yourselves to the Lord;
remove the foreskin of your hearts,
O men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem;
(B)lest my wrath go forth like fire,
and burn with none to quench it,
(C)because of the evil of your deeds.”
1 Thessalonians 2:4
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4 but just as we have been approved by God (A)to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not (B)to please man, but to please God (C)who tests our hearts.
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1 Corinthians 4:5
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5 Therefore (A)do not pronounce judgment before the time, (B)before the Lord comes, (C)who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. (D)Then each one will receive his commendation from God.
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1 Peter 3:4
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4 but let your adorning be (A)the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.
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2 Corinthians 10:18
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18 For it is (A)not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one (B)whom the Lord commends.
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Romans 7:6
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6 But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the (A)new way of (B)the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code.[a]
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- Romans 7:6 Greek of the letter
2 Corinthians 3:6
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6 who has made us sufficient to be (A)ministers of (B)a new covenant, not of (C)the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but (D)the Spirit gives life.
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Romans 2:27
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27 Then he who is physically[a] uncircumcised but keeps the law (A)will condemn you who have (B)the written code[b] and circumcision but break the law.
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- Romans 2:27 Or is by nature
- Romans 2:27 Or the letter
John 12:43
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43 (A)for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.
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John 5:44
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44 How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and (A)do not seek the glory that comes from (B)the only God?
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Luke 11:39
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39 And the Lord said to him, (A)“Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of (B)greed and wickedness.
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Jeremiah 4:14
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14 O Jerusalem, (A)wash your heart from evil,
that you may be saved.
How long shall your wicked thoughts
lodge within you?
1 Chronicles 29:17
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17 I know, my God, (A)that you test the heart and (B)have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you.
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Romans 14:17
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17 (A)For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but (B)of righteousness and (C)peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
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Matthew 23:25-28
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25 (A)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For (B)you clean the outside of (C)the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of (D)greed and self-indulgence. 26 You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of (E)the cup and the plate, that the outside also may be clean.
27 (F)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like (G)whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people's bones and (H)all uncleanness. 28 So you also (I)outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of (J)hypocrisy and lawlessness.
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1 Samuel 16:7
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7 But the Lord said to Samuel, (A)“Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, (B)but the Lord looks on the heart.”
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John 4:23
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23 But (A)the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father (B)in spirit and (C)truth, for the Father (D)is seeking such people to worship him.
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John 3:5-8
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5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born (A)of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 (B)That which is born of the flesh is (C)flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.[a] 7 (D)Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You[b] must be born (E)again.’ 8 (F)The wind[c] blows (G)where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
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Luke 17:21
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21 nor (A)will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.”[a]
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- Luke 17:21 Or within you, or within your grasp
Psalm 45:13
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13 All glorious is (A)the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold.
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