No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.Romans 2:29
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἀλλ᾽ ὁ ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ Ἰουδαῖος, καὶ περιτομὴ καρδίας ἐν πνεύματι οὐ γράμματι, οὗ ὁ ἔπαινος οὐκ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἀλλ᾽ ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ.
- ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
- ὁho“he who [is]”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐνen“on”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῷtō“the”Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κρυπτῷkruptō“inward”Adjective, dative, singular, neuter · from κρυπτός · “hidden” · Strong's G2927
- Ἰουδαῖος,Ioudaios“a Jew [is one],”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰουδαῖος · “Jewish” · Strong's G2453
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- περιτομὴperitomē“circumcision [is]”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from περιτομή · “circumcision” · Strong's G4061
- καρδίαςkardias“of heart”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from καρδία · “heart” · Strong's G2588
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- πνεύματιpneumati“spirit”Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from πνεῦμα · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
- οὐou“not”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- γράμματι,grammati“in letter,”Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from γράμμα · “something written” · Strong's G1121
- οὗhou“of whom”Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἔπαινοςepainos“praise”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “praise” · Strong's G1868
- οὐκouk“[is] not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἐξex“of”Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn“men”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
- ἐκek“of”Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεοῦ.theou“God.”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)