He is no Jew who is merely a Jew outwardly, nor is circumcision something outward in the flesh;

Of course, if you are actually married, there is no sin in that; and if a maid marries, there is no sin in that. (At the same time those who marry will have outward trouble ??and I would spare you that.)

Hence I never lose heart; though my outward man decays, my inner man is renewed day after day.

We are the true Circumcision, we who worship God in spirit, we who pride ourselves on Christ Jesus, we who rely upon no outward privilege.

Though I could rely on outward privilege, if I chose. Whoever thinks he can rely on that, I can outdo him.

since they relate merely to food and drink and a variety of ablutions ??outward regulations for the body, that only hold till the period of the New Order.