John 1:47

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Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

So Jesus said to the Jews who believed in Him, "If you live in accordance with what I teach, you are really my disciples,

For the real Jew is not the man who is a Jew on the outside, and real circumcision is not outward physical circumcision.

But it is not that God's word has failed. For not everybody that is descended from Israel really belongs to Israel,

For we are the true circumcision, who by the Spirit of God worship Him, who take pride in Christ Jesus only, and do not rely on outward privileges,

So once for all get rid of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all sorts of slander,

and they have never been known to tell a lie with their lips; they are blameless.

If anyone is willing to keep on doing God's will, he will know whether my teaching comes from God, or merely expresses my own ideas.