Romans 2:17

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Romans 2:17

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

Thou art

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Thou art

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh:

who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God , and the promises;

For Jehovah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, And Israel for his own possession.

Hear ye this, O 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, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:

They answered unto him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never yet been in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.

We being Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

Wherefore remember, that once ye, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called Circumcision, in the flesh, made by hands;

for we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and glory in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh:

I know thy tribulation, and thy poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of them that say they are Jews, and they art not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and thou art dead.

Restest

thou who gloriest in the law, through thy transgression of the law dishonorest thou God?

who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God , and the promises;

Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, are these.

In that day shalt thou not be put to shame for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proudly exulting ones, and thou shalt no more be haughty in my holy mountain.

And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

Think not that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, on whom ye have set your hope.

Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you doeth the law? Why seek ye to kill me?

And they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are disciples of Moses.

Makest

In Jehovah shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.

(for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; Jehovah of hosts is his name):

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

Ye do the works of your father. They said unto him, We were not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.