also to the Greek: (11)for there is no
acceptance of persons with God. (12)For as many as have sinned without
the law, shall perish also without the law: and as many as have sinned
under the law shall be judged by the law; (13)for the hearers of the
law are not righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be
counted righteous; (14)(for when the Gentiles, who have not the law
naturally, do the things of the law, these, though not having the law,
are a law unto themselves: (15)which exhibit the practice of the law
written on their hearts, their conscience also bearing its testimony,
and their mutual reasonings at intervals bringing accusations or
forming excuses;) (16)in the day when God shall judge the hidden things
of men, according to my gospel by Jesus Christ.

(17)Lo! thou art named a Jew, and restest on the law, and boastest in
God, (18)and knowest the will of God, and bringest to the test the
things that are different, being instructed out of the law; (19)and
hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of the blind, a light of
those who are in darkness, (20)an instructor of the uninformed, a
teacher of babes, holding the form of knowledge and of truth in the
law. (21)Thou therefore who teachest another, dost thou not teach
thyself? thou that proclaimest aloud that a man should not steal, dost
thou steal? (22)thou that sayest, Do not commit adultery, dost thou
commit adultery? thou that holdest idols in abomination, dost thou
commit sacrilege? (23)thou who gloriest in the law, dishonourest thou
God by the transgression of the law? (24)for the name of God is
blasphemed through you among the heathen, as it is written[50]. (25)For
circumcision indeed is advantageous, if thou practise the law: but if
thou art a transgressor of the law, thy circumcision becomes
uncircumcision, (26)If then the uncircumcision observe the righteous
judgments of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be accounted for
circumcision? (27)And the uncircumcision by nature which fulfilleth the
law shall condemn thee, who through the letter and circumcision art a
transgressor of the law. (28)For not he who is outwardly such, is the
Jew; neither is that which is outward in the flesh, circumcision.
(29)But he is a Jew who is such inwardly; and circumcision is of the
heart, in spirit, not in letter; whose praise is not from men, but from
God.

CHAP. III.

WHAT then is the superiority of the Jew? or what is the advantage of
circumcision?