Romans 2:17-29

17NowG1161 youG4771, ifG1487 you callG2028 yourself a JewG2453; if you rely onG1879 the lawG3551 andG2532 boastG2744 inG1722 GodG2316; 18if you knowG1097 His willG2307 andG2532 approveG1381 of whatG3588 is superiorG1308 because you are instructedG2727 byG1537 theG3588 lawG3551; 19if you are convincedG3982 that youG4572 areG1510 a guideG3595 for the blindG5185, a lightG5457 for thoseG3588 inG1722 darknessG4655, 20an instructorG3810 of the foolishG878, a teacherG1320 of infantsG3516, because you haveG2192 inG1722 theG3588 lawG3551 theG3588 embodimentG3446 of knowledgeG1108 andG2532 truthG225— 21you, thenG3767, whoG3588 teachG1321 othersG2087, do you not teachG3756G1321 yourselfG4572? You whoG3588 preachG2784 againstG3361 stealingG2813, do you stealG2813? 22You whoG3588 forbidG3004G3361 adulteryG3431, do you commit adulteryG3431? You whoG3588 abhorG948 idolsG1497, do you rob templesG2416? 23You whoG3739 boastG2744 inG1722 the lawG3551, do you dishonorG818 GodG2316 byG1223 breakingG3847 theG3588 lawG3551? 24AsG2531 it is writtenG1125: “God’sG3588G2316 nameG3686 is blasphemedG987 amongG1722 theG3588 GentilesG1484 because ofG1223 youG4771.”1

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CircumcisionG4061 has valueG5623 ifG1437 you observeG4238 the lawG3551, butG1161 ifG1437 youG1510 breakG3848 the lawG3551, yourG4771 circumcisionG4061 has becomeG1096 uncircumcisionG203. 26IfG1437 a man who is not circumcisedG203 keepsG5442 theG3588 requirementsG1345 of theG3588 lawG3551, will notG3756 hisG846 uncircumcisionG203 be regardedG3049 asG1519 circumcisionG4061? 27TheG3588 one who is physicallyG1537G5449 uncircumcisedG203 yet keepsG5055 theG3588 lawG3551 will condemnG2919 youG4771 whoG3588, even though you have the written codeG1121 andG2532 circumcisionG4061, are a lawbreakerG3848G3551.

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AG3588 man isG1510 notG3756 a JewG2453 because he is one outwardlyG5318, norG3761 is circumcisionG4061 only outwardG1722G3588G5318 and physicalG4561. 29NoG235, a manG3588 is a JewG2453 because he is one inwardlyG2927, andG2532 circumcisionG4061 is a matter of the heartG2588, byG1722 the SpiritG4151, notG3756 by the written codeG1121. Such a man’s praiseG1868 does notG3756 come fromG1537 menG444, butG235 fromG1537 GodG2316.