For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly ; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
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Barnes' Notes
For he is not a Jew ... - He who is merely descended from Abraham, and is circumcised, and externally conforms to the Law only, does not possess the true character, and manifest the true spirit,…
Adam Clarke
For he is not a Jew - A genuine member of the Church of God, who has only an outward profession.
Neither is that circumcision - Circumcision is a rite which represents a spiritual thing, viz. the…
In the latter part of the chapter the apostle directs his discourse more closely to the Jews, and shows what sins they were guilty of, notwithstanding their profession and vain pretensions. He had…
Cambridge Bible
he is not a Jew Obviously, in the sense of exclusive privilege. Q. d., "If a Jew means (as the word would mean from Pharisaic lips) a member of a body which is specially entitled to salvation, then a…
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