Romans 2:29

Romans 2:29 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

29No, 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.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

29But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from people, but from God.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

29But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and [true] circumcision is circumcisionof the heart, by the Spirit, not by [the fulfillment of] the letter [of the Law]. His praise is not from men, but from God.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

29No, 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.

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American Standard Version (ASV)

29but 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.

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

29But 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.

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

29but 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.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

29No, a person is a Jew only if they are a Jew on the inside. And true circumcision means that the heart has been circumcised by the Holy Spirit. The person whose heart has been circumcised does more than obey the written law. The praise that matters for that kind of person does not come from other people. It comes from God.

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

29No! A true Jew is someone who belongs to God in his spirit. He belongs to God because God's Spirit has changed his life. It is as if God has circumcised him in his spirit. The rules of God's Law cannot do that work in a person. God will praisea person like that, even if other people do not praise him.

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

29but 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.

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