Verse Comparison: Romans 2:28

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

Amplified® Bible
For he is not a [real] Jew who is only one outwardly {and} publicly, nor is [true] circumcision something external and physical.

Contemporary English Version
Just because you live like a Jew and are circumcised doesn't make you a real Jew.

Darby English Version
For he is not a Jew who [is] one outwardly, neither that circumcision which is outward in flesh;

Good News Bible
After all, who is a real Jew, truly circumcised? It is not the man who is a Jew on the outside, whose circumcision is a physical thing.

International Standard Version
For a person is not a Jew because of his appearance, nor is circumcision something external and physical.

King James Version
For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

New American Standard Bible
For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh.

New International Version
A man is not a Jew if he is only one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical.

New King James Version
For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For he cannot claim Jewishness who has the outward characteristics, nor does outward fleshly circumcision qualify him.

Young's Literal Translation
For he is not a Jew who is `so' outwardly, neither `is' circumcision that which is outward in flesh;


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