Romans 2:21-29

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²¹you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?^(A) ²²You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?^(B) ²³You who boast in the law,^(C) do you dishonor God by breaking the law? ²⁴As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”^[a]^(D)

²⁵Circumcision has value if you observe the law,^(E) but if you break the law, you have become as though you had not been circumcised.^(F) ²⁶So then, if those who are not circumcised keep the law’s requirements,^(G) will they not be regarded as though they were circumcised?^(H) ²⁷The one who is not circumcised physically and yet obeys the law will condemn you^(I) who, even though you have the^[b] written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.

²⁸A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly,^(J) nor is circumcision merely outward and physical.^(K) ²⁹No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart,^(L) by the Spirit,^(M) not by the written code.^(N) Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.^(O)

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Footnotes

Romans 2:24 Isaiah 52:5 (see Septuagint); Ezek. 36:20,22
Romans 2:27 Or who, by means of a

Psalm 92-93

New International Version

Psalm 92^[a]

A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.

¹It is good to praise the Lord
    and make music^(A) to your name,^(B) O Most High,^(C)
²proclaiming your love in the morning^(D)
    and your faithfulness at night,
³to the music of the ten-stringed lyre^(E)
    and the melody of the harp.^(F)

⁴For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord;
    I sing for joy^(G) at what your hands have done.^(H)
⁵How great are your works,^(I) Lord,
    how profound your thoughts!^(J)
⁶Senseless people^(K) do not know,
    fools do not understand,
⁷that though the wicked spring up like grass
    and all evildoers flourish,
    they will be destroyed forever.^(L)

⁸But you, Lord, are forever exalted.

⁹For surely your enemies^(M), Lord,
    surely your enemies will perish;
    all evildoers will be scattered.^(N)
¹⁰You have exalted my horn^[b]^(O) like that of a wild ox;^(P)
    fine oils^(Q) have been poured on me.
¹¹My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
    my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.^(R)

¹²The righteous will flourish^(S) like a palm tree,
    they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;^(T)
¹³planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.^(U)
¹⁴They will still bear fruit^(V) in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,
¹⁵proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
    he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.^(W)”

Psalm 93

¹The Lord reigns,^(X) he is robed in majesty;^(Y)
    the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength;^(Z)
    indeed, the world is established,^(AA) firm and secure.^(AB)
²Your throne was established^(AC) long ago;
    you are from all eternity.^(AD)

³The seas^(AE) have lifted up, Lord,
    the seas have lifted up their voice;^(AF)
    the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.^(AG)
⁴Mightier than the thunder^(AH) of the great waters,
    mightier than the breakers^(AI) of the sea—
    the Lord on high is mighty.^(AJ)