Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Romans 2:29
But he [is] a Jew, such a Jew as just described,
which is one inwardly, whose heart is given to God;
and circumcision [is that] of the heart. Circumcision of the heart
is a figurative expression for inward purity, as old as the book of
Deuteronomy. See Deuteronomy 10:16 30:6 Jer 9:26. This circumcision is not
an outward mark in the flesh of the body, but is
in the spirit. The spirit of man is under the influence of the
Spirit.
Not in the letter. Not literal.
Whose praise [is] not from men. The Jew, as we have seen, made his
boasts, and praised his privileges, but though the true Jew, such as
Paul describes, shall be ill-spoken of by men, but shall have "praise
of God".
The whole section shows that religious privileges, resulting from
birth, the revelation of God's will, ritual observances and knowledge,
increase the guilt of those whose morality does not correspond. The
Jews, especially the Pharisees, were very eager for the praise of men,
but the true Jew, the real child of Abraham's by faith, will have what
is infinitely better, the praise of God.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Romans 2:29
Romans 4:12
Philippians 3:3
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