²⁸For ^bhe is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: ²⁹But he is a Jew, ^cwhich is one inwardly; and ^dcircumcision is that of the heart, ^ein the spirit, and not in ^athe letter; ^fwhose praise is ^gnot of men, but of God.

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bSee ver. 17. So Gal. 6:15.
dSo Phil. 3:3. Col. 2:11. See Deut. 10:16.
eSo ch. 7:6.
ach. 7:6. 2 Cor. 3:6. So ver. 29.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, and true circumcision is not something visible in the flesh. On the contrary, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart—by the Spirit, not the letter. That person’s praise is not from people but from God.

NLTNew Living Translation

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. No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by the Spirit. And a person with a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from people.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For the Jew is not one outwardly, nor is circumcision outwardly, in the flesh. But the Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter, whose praise is not from people but from God.