Romans 2:29

New Century Version

A person is a Jew only if he is a Jew inside; true circumcision is done in the heart by the Spirit, not by the written law. Such a person gets praise from God rather than from people.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know, my God, that you test people’s hearts. You are happy when people do what is right. I was happy to give all these things, and I gave with an honest heart. Your people gathered here are happy to give to you, and I rejoice to see their giving.

Psalm 45:13

The princess is very beautiful. Her gown is woven with gold.

Jeremiah 4:14

People of Jerusalem, clean the evil from your hearts so that you can be saved. Don’t continue making evil plans.

Jeremiah 4:4

Give yourselves to the service of the Lord, and decide to obey him, people of Judah and people of Jerusalem. If you don’t, my anger will spread among you like a fire, and no one will be able to put it out, because of the evil you have done.

Jeremiah 9:25

The Lord says, “The time is coming when I will punish all those who are circumcised only in the flesh:

Luke 11:39

The Lord said to him, “You Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are full of greed and evil.

Luke 17:21

People will not say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ because God’s kingdom is within you.”

John 12:43

They loved praise from people more than praise from God.

John 4:23

The time is coming when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, and that time is here already. You see, the Father too is actively seeking such people to worship him.

John 5:44

You try to get praise from each other, but you do not try to get the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?

Romans 14:17

In the kingdom of God, eating and drinking are not important. The important things are living right with God, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 2:27

You Jews have the written law and circumcision, but you break the law. So those who are not circumcised in their bodies, but still obey the law, will show that you are guilty.

Romans 3:1

So, do Jews have anything that other people do not have? Is there anything special about being circumcised?

Romans 7:6

In the past, the law held us like prisoners, but our old selves died, and we were made free from the law. So now we serve God in a new way with the Spirit, and not in the old way with written rules.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So do not judge before the right time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light things that are now hidden in darkness, and will make known the secret purposes of people’s hearts. Then God will praise each one of them.

1 Corinthians 7:19

It is not important if a man is circumcised or not. The important thing is obeying God’s commands.

2 Corinthians 10:18

It is not those who say they are good who are accepted but those the Lord thinks are good.

2 Corinthians 3:6

He made us able to be servants of a new agreement from himself to his people. This new agreement is not a written law, but it is of the Spirit. The written law brings death, but the Spirit gives life.

Deuteronomy 10:16

Give yourselves completely to serving him, and do not be stubborn any longer.

Deuteronomy 30:6

The Lord your God will prepare you and your descendants to love him with your whole being so that you will live.

Philippians 3:3

We are the ones who are truly circumcised. We worship God through his Spirit, and our pride is in Christ Jesus. We do not put trust in ourselves or anything we can do,

1 Thessalonians 2:4

But we speak the Good News because God tested us and trusted us to do it. When we speak, we are not trying to please people, but God, who tests our hearts.

1 Peter 3:4

No, your beauty should come from within you—the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit that will never be destroyed and is very precious to God.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t look at how handsome Eliab is or how tall he is, because I have not chosen him. God does not see the same way people see. People look at the outside of a person, but the Lord looks at the heart.”