Romans 2:28 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

A person is not a Jew because of his appearance, nor is circumcision a matter of how the body looks.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

ASV:

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh:

BBE:

The true Jew is not one who is only so publicly, and circumcision is not that which may be seen in the flesh:

DBY:

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither that circumcision which is outward in flesh;

ERV:

For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

WEY:

For the true Jew is not the man who is simply a Jew outwardly, and true circumcision is not that which is outward and bodily.

WBS:

For he is not a Jew, who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

WEB:

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh;

YLT:

For he is not a Jew who is so outwardly, neither is circumcision that which is outward in flesh;

Romans 2:28 Cross References

XREF:

John 8:39 They answered and said to Him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus said to them, "If you are Abraham's children, do the deeds of Abraham.

Romans 2:17 But if you bear the name "Jew " and rely upon the Law and boast in God,

Romans 9:6 But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For they are not all Israel who are descended from Israel;

Galatians 6:15 For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

2:28 For he is not a Jew, which is one {u} outwardly; neither [is that] circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
(u) By the outward ceremony only.

PNT:

2:28 For he is not a Jew. He is not a Jew, in the religious sense of one of God's chosen people, who is one outwardly alone.
Neither [is that] circumcision, the true circumcision, that which makes one a member of God's covenanted church, which is outward in the flesh.

WES:

2:28 For he is not a Jew - In the most important sense, that is, one of God's beloved people. Who is one in outward show only; neither is that the true, acceptable circumcision, which is apparent in the flesh.

MHC:

2:25-29 No forms, ordinances, or notions can profit, without regenerating grace, which will always lead to seeking an interest in the righteousness of God by faith. For he is no more a Christian now, than he was really a Jew of old, who is only one outwardly: neither is that baptism, which is outward in the flesh: but he is the real Christian, who is inwardly a true believer, with an obedient faith. And the true baptism is that of the heart, by the washing of regeneration and the renewal of the Holy Ghost; bringing a spiritual frame of mind, and a willing following of truth in its holy ways. Let us pray that we may be made real Christians, not outwardly, but inwardly; in the heart and spirit, not in the letter; baptized, not with water only, but with the Holy Ghost; and let our praise be, not of men, but of God.

CONC:

TRUE Circumcision External Flesh Jew Merely Outward Outwardly Physical Publicly Real Simply

Bodily Circumcision External Flesh Jew Merely Outward Outwardly Physical Publicly Real Simply Something True.

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