Romans 2:29

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.

Cross References (24)

  • Deuteronomy 30:6 (32)

    The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your he

  • Philippians 3:3 (27)

    For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no co

  • Deuteronomy 10:16 (25)

    Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.

  • Colossians 2:11–12 (19)

    In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ an

  • Jeremiah 4:4 (16)

    Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Othe

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:4 (11)

    Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who exam

  • 1 Corinthians 4:5 (10)

    Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in d

  • 2 Corinthians 10:18 (10)

    For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

  • 1 Peter 3:4 (10)

    but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God

  • Romans 7:6 (7)

    But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit

  • Romans 2:27 (6)

    The one who is physically uncircumcised yet keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code an

  • 1 Chronicles 29:17 (5)

    I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an

  • Jeremiah 4:14 (5)

    Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within yo

  • Luke 11:39 (5)

    Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wicke

  • Romans 14:17 (5)

    For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

  • John 12:43 (5)

    For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.

  • 2 Corinthians 3:6 (5)

    And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but t

  • John 5:44 (5)

    How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

  • Matthew 23:25–28 (4)

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full o

  • 1 Samuel 16:7 (4)

    But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see a

  • Luke 17:21 (4)

    Nor will people say, ‘Look, here it is,’ or ‘There it is.’ For you see, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”

  • John 3:5–8 (3)

    Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit

  • John 4:23 (3)

    But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the F

  • Psalms 45:13 (1)

    All glorious is the princess in her chamber; her gown is embroidered with gold.