Romans 2:28
Romans 2:25-29 The Message (MSG)
Circumcision, the surgical ritual that marks you as a Jew, is great if you live in accord with God’s law. But if you don’t, it’s worse than not being circumcised. The reverse is also true: The uncircumcised who keep God’s ways are as good as the circumcised—in fact, better. Better to keep God’s law uncircumcised than break it circumcised. Don’t you see: It’s not the cut of a knife that makes a Jew. You become a Jew by who you are. It’s the mark of God on your heart, not of a knife on your skin, that makes a Jew. And recognition comes from God, not legalistic critics. * * *
Romans 2:28 King James Version (KJV)
For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh
Romans 2:28 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh.
Romans 2:28 New Century Version (NCV)
They can do this because a person is not a true Jew if he is only a Jew in his physical body; true circumcision is not only on the outside of the body.
Romans 2:28 American Standard Version (ASV)
For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh
Romans 2:28 New International Version (NIV)
A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical.
Romans 2:28 New King James Version (NKJV)
For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh
Romans 2:28 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For he is not a [real] Jew who is only one outwardly, nor is [true] circumcision something external and physical.
Romans 2:28 New Living Translation (NLT)
For you are not a true Jew just because you were born of Jewish parents or because you have gone through the ceremony of circumcision.