ROM 2:29 Parallel Verse View

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ULT but the Jew in secret is, and circumcision is of the heart in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose the praise is not from men but from God.

UST Rather, a true Jew is one by means of something that people cannot see. True circumcision happens in a person’s mind and the Holy Spirit does it. Obeying the written rules God gave the Jews cannot do it. God commends a true Jew, but other people do not.

BSB 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.

BLB But he who is a Jew is one on the inside; and circumcision is of heart, in spirit, not in letter, of whom the praise is not of men, but of God.

AICNT But the one in the hidden place is a Jew, and circumcision is of the heart, in spirit not in letter, whose praise is not from men but from God.

OEB and the real circumcision is the circumcision of the heart, a spiritual and not a literal thing. Such a person wins praise from God, though not from people.

WEBBE but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET but someone is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart by the Spirit and not by the written code. This person’s praise is not from people but from God.

LSV but a Jew [is] he who is [so] inwardly, and circumcision [is] of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, of which the praise is not of men, but of God.

FBV What makes you a Jew is on the inside, a “circumcision of the heart” that doesn't follow the letter of the law but the Spirit. Someone like that is looking for praise from God, not from people.

TCNT but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. Such a man's praise comes not from men but from God.

T4T On the contrary, we whom God has changed inwardly are true Jews [MTY]. And God has accepted us because we have allowed God’s Spirit to change our hearts, not because we perform rituals. Even if other people will not praise us for that change, God will praise us.

LEB No LEB ROM book available

BBE But he is a Jew who is a secret one, whose circumcision is of the heart, in the spirit and not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

Moff No Moff ROM book available

Wymth But the true Jew is one inwardly, and true circumcision is heart-circumcision—not literal, but spiritual; and such people receive praise not from men, but from God.
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ASV but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

DRA But he is a Jew, that is one inwardly; and the circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

YLT but a Jew [is] he who is [so] inwardly, and circumcision [is] of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, of which the praise is not of men, but of God.

Drby but he [is] a Jew [who is so] inwardly; and circumcision, of the heart, in spirit, not in letter; whose praise [is] not of men, but of [fn]God.

2.29 Elohim

RV but he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

SLT But he in concealment, a Jew; and circumcision of the heart, in spirit, not in letter; whose approbation not of man, but of God.

Wbstr But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

KJB-1769 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

KJB-1611 But he is a Iew which is one inwardly, and Circumcision is, that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter, whose praise is not of men, but of God.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps ROM book available

Gnva But he is a Iewe which is one within, and the circumcision is of the heart, in the spirite not in the letter, whose praise is not of men, but of God.
(But he is a Yewe which is one within, and the circumcision is of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter, whose praise is not of men, but of God. )

Cvdl No Cvdl ROM book available

TNT But he is a Iewe which is hid wythin and the circucisio of the herte is the true circumcision which is in the sprete and not in the letter whose prayse is not of men but of god.
(But he is a Yewe which is hid wythin and the circucisio of the heart is the true circumcision which is in the spirit and not in the letter whose praise is not of men but of god. )

Wycl No Wycl ROM book available

Luth No Luth ROM book available

ClVg sed qui in abscondito, Judæus est: et circumcisio cordis in spiritu, non littera: cujus laus non ex hominibus, sed ex Deo est.[fn]
(but who in/into/on hideto, Yudæus it_is: and circumcisio of_the_heart in/into/on in_spirit, not/no littera: whose laus not/no from to_manbus, but from to_God it_is. )

2.29 Circumcisio cordis. ORIG. Est quæ purificat animam, et vitiorum maculas abscindit. Cujus laus. AMBR. Laudat Deus credentem, etc., usque ad quod coram hominibus apparebat in opere. Non ex hominibus. AUG. Circumcisionem autem cordis dicit, puram scilicet ab omni illicita concupiscentia voluntatem: quod non fit littera docente et minante, sed spiritu adjuvante atque sanante.

2.29 Circumcisio of_the_heart. ORIG. It_is which purificat the_soul, and spoil/with_faultrum maculas abscindit. Cuyus laus. AMBR. Praiset God credentem, etc., until to that before to_manbus apparebat in/into/on opere. Not/No from to_manbus. AUG. Circumcisionem however of_the_heart he_says, pure namely away all thereita concupiscentia voluntatem: that not/no fit littera teachnte and minante, but in_spirit adyuvante and_yet sanante.

UGNT ἀλλ’ ὁ ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ Ἰουδαῖος; καὶ περιτομὴ καρδίας, ἐν Πνεύματι, οὐ γράμματι; οὗ ὁ ἔπαινος οὐκ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων, ἀλλ’ ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ.
(all’ ho en tōi kruptōi Youdaios; kai peritomaʸ kardias, en Pneumati, ou grammati; hou ho epainos ouk ex anthrōpōn, all’ ek tou Theou.)

SBL-GNT ἀλλʼ ὁ ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ Ἰουδαῖος, καὶ περιτομὴ καρδίας ἐν πνεύματι οὐ γράμματι, οὗ ὁ ἔπαινος οὐκ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἀλλʼ ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ.
(allʼ ho en tōi kruptōi Youdaios, kai peritomaʸ kardias en pneumati ou grammati, hou ho epainos ouk ex anthrōpōn allʼ ek tou theou.)

RP-GNT ἀλλ' ὁ ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ Ἰουδαῖος, καὶ περιτομὴ καρδίας ἐν πνεύματι, οὐ γράμματι· οὗ ὁ ἔπαινος οὐκ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων, ἀλλ' ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ.
(all' ho en tōi kruptōi Youdaios, kai peritomaʸ kardias en pneumati, ou grammati; hou ho epainos ouk ex anthrōpōn, all' ek tou theou.)

TC-GNT ἀλλ᾽ ὁ ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ Ἰουδαῖος, καὶ περιτομὴ καρδίας ἐν πνεύματι, οὐ γράμματι· οὗ ὁ ἔπαινος οὐκ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων, ἀλλ᾽ ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ.
(all ho en tōi kruptōi Youdaios, kai peritomaʸ kardias en pneumati, ou grammati; hou ho epainos ouk ex anthrōpōn, all ek tou Theou. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν τῷ κρυπτῷ Ἰουδαῖος

on the secret ˓a˒_Jew_‹is›

The word translated secretly refers to something that other people cannot see or that is hidden. The meaning here is the opposite of “visibly” in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [a Jew in an inward way not seen by others]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

Ἰουδαῖος

˓a˒_Jew_‹is›

Here Paul uses Jew in the same way he did in the previous verse. See how you translated this word in the previous verse.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

περιτομὴ καρδίας

circumcision_‹is› ˱of˲_heart

Paul is using the possessive form to describe a circumcision that is performed in the heart. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: [circumcision is performed in the heart] or [circumcision is an inward change]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

περιτομὴ καρδίας

circumcision_‹is› ˱of˲_heart

The phrase circumcision of the heart is an idiom that refers to the change in thinking and attitude that happens when God saves a person. It can also be considered an inward mark of belonging to God’s people, just as circumcision was an outer mark of being Jewish. This expression first occurred in the Old Testament ([Deuteronomy 30:6](../deu/30/06.md); [Jeremiah 4:4](../jer/04/04.md)). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent idiom or use plain language. See how you translated “this circumcision” in the previous verse. Alternate translation: [truly belongs to God’s people by removal of sin]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

καρδίας

˱of˲_heart

See how you translated this word in [1:21](../01/21.md).

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν Πνεύματι, οὐ γράμματι

on by ˓the˒_Spirit not ˱by˲_˓the˒_letter

Here, both occurrences of in indicate the means by which something happened. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [by means of the Spirit, not by means of the letter]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐν Πνεύματι

on by ˓the˒_Spirit

Here, the Spirit could refer to: (1) the Holy Spirit, who changes a person’s thoughts and attitude when God saves that person, as in the UST. (2) a person’s spirit, which would require interpreting in to refer to a place. Alternate translation: [in one’s spirit]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

γράμματι

˱by˲_˓the˒_letter

See how you translated letter in [2:27](../02/27.md).

Note 9 topic: writing-pronouns

οὗ ὁ ἔπαινος

˱of˲_whom the praise

The pronoun whose refers to the one who is inwardly a Jew. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: [that inward Jew’s praise]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

οὗ ὁ ἔπαινος

˱of˲_whom the praise

Paul is using the possessive form whose to indicate who receives the praise. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: [his praise]

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἐξ ἀνθρώπων

of humans

Although the term men is masculine, Paul is using the word here in a generic sense that includes both men and women. Alternate translation: [from people]

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