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Rom. 2:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Behold, thouq art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

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Rom. 2:28• ²⁸For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither that circumcision which is outward in flesh; (Rom. 2:28)

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Rom. 2:28‑29• ²⁸For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither that circumcision which is outward in flesh;
²⁹but 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 God. (Rom. 2:28‑29)

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Rom. 9:4‑7• ⁴who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the law-giving, and the service, and the promises;
⁵whose are the fathers; and of whom, as according to flesh, is the Christ, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
⁶Not however as though the word of God had failed; for not all are Israel which are of Israel;
⁷nor because they are seed of Abraham are all children: but, In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee. (Rom. 9:4‑7)

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Psa. 135:4• ⁴For Jah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, Israel for his own possession. (Psa. 135:4)

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Isa. 48:1‑2• ¹Hear ye this, house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of Jehovah, and make mention of the God of Israel, not in truth, nor in righteousness.
²For they are named after the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel: Jehovah of hosts is his name. (Isa. 48:1‑2)

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Matt. 3:9• ⁹And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. (Matt. 3:9)

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Matt. 8:11‑12• ¹¹But I say unto you, that many shall come from the rising and setting sun, and shall lie down at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of the heavens;
¹²but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. (Matt. 8:11‑12)

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John 8:33• ³³They answered him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never been under bondage to any one; how sayest thou, Ye shall become free? (John 8:33)

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2 Cor. 11:22• ²²Are they Hebrews? *I* also. Are they Israelites? *I* also. Are they seed of Abraham? *I* also. (2 Cor. 11:22)

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Gal. 2:15• ¹⁵We, Jews by nature, and not sinners of the nations, (Gal. 2:15)

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Eph. 2:11• ¹¹Wherefore remember that *ye*, once nations in the flesh, who are called uncircumcision by that called circumcision in the flesh done with the hand; (Eph. 2:11)

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Phil. 3:3‑7• ³For *we* are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and boast in Christ Jesus, and do not trust in flesh.
⁴Though *I* have my trust even in flesh; if any other think to trust in flesh, *I* rather:
⁵as to circumcision, I received it the eighth day; of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
⁶as to zeal, persecuting the assembly; as to righteousness which is in the law, found blameless;
⁷but what things were gain to me these I counted, on account of Christ, loss. (Phil. 3:3‑7)

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Rev. 2:9• ⁹I know thy tribulation and thy poverty; but thou art rich; and the railing of those who say that they themselves are Jews, and are not, but a synagogue of Satan. (Rev. 2:9)

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Rev. 3:1,9• ¹And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: These things saith he that has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
⁹Behold, I make them of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews, and are not, but lie; behold, I will cause that they shall come and shall do homage before thy feet, and shall know that *I* have loved thee. (Rev. 3:1,9)

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Rom. 2:23• ²³thou who boastest in law, dost thou by transgression of the law dishonour God? (Rom. 2:23)

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Rom. 9:4,32• ⁴who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the law-giving, and the service, and the promises;
³²Wherefore? Because it was not on the principle of faith, but as of works. They have stumbled at the stumblingstone, (Rom. 9:4,32)

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Jer. 7:4‑10• ⁴Confide ye not in words of falsehood, saying, Jehovah's temple, Jehovah's temple, Jehovah's temple is this.
⁵But if ye thoroughly amend your ways and your doings, if ye really do justice between a man and his neighbour,
⁶if ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed no innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt;
⁷then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers from of old even for ever.
⁸Behold, ye confide in words of falsehood that cannot profit.
⁹What? steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not …
¹⁰then ye come and stand before me, in this house which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered,--in order to do all these abominations! (Jer. 7:4‑10)

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Zeph. 3:11• ¹¹In that day thou shalt not be ashamed for all thy doings wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that exult in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain. (Zeph. 3:11)

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Luke 10:28• ²⁸And he said to him, Thou hast answered right: this do and thou shalt live. (Luke 10:28)

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John 5:45• ⁴⁵Think not that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one who accuses you, Moses, on whom ye trust; (John 5:45)

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John 7:19• ¹⁹Has not Moses given you the law, and no one of you practises the law? Why do ye seek to kill me? (John 7:19)

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John 9:28‑29• ²⁸They railed at him, and said, Thou art his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.
²⁹We know that God spoke to Moses; but as to this man, we know not whence he is. (John 9:28‑29)

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Isa. 45:25• ²⁵In Jehovah shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory. (Isa. 45:25)

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Isa. 48:2• ²For they are named after the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel: Jehovah of hosts is his name. (Isa. 48:2)

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Mic. 3:11• ¹¹The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money; yet do they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us. (Mic. 3:11)

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John 8:41• ⁴¹Ye do the works of your father. They said therefore to him, We are not born of fornication; we have one father, God. (John 8:41)

• {2:17-3:8} "Them that hold the truth in unrighteousness"—This is a reference to the enlightened Jew. (“The Unrighteousness of Man: Romans 1:18-3:20” by B. Anstey)

• {The Jew} besides having the witness of the creation and the witness of their conscience, they also have the witness of "the law" of God—the Old Testament Scriptures. (“The Enlightened Jews: Romans 2:17-3:8” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But if *thou* art named a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast in God,

W. Kelly Translation

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But ifa thou art named a Jew, and restest on law, and boastest in God,

WK Translation Notes

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"But if" is unquestionably the right reading, not "behold" which seems to have been a correction to ease the sense, if not a mere blunder in copying.