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So then, if those who are not circumcised keep the law’s requirements, will they not be regarded as though they were circumcised?

A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical.

So, if a man who is uncircumcised keeps the precepts of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?

For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical.

And if the Gentiles obey God’s law, won’t God declare them to be his own people?

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.

So if an uncircumcised  man keeps the law’s requirements,  will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision?

For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly,  and true circumcision is not something visible in the flesh.

Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

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

Therefore, if an uncircumcised man keeps the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision?

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh

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. * * *

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. * * *

So if the uncircumcised man keeps the requirements of the Law, will his uncircumcision not be regarded as circumcision?

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh.

So if the uncircumcised man keeps the requirements of the Law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded [by God] as circumcision?

For he is not a [real] Jew who is only one outwardly, nor is [true] circumcision something external and physical.

Therefore if the uncircumcised man obeys the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?

For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision something that is outward in the flesh