Bible Cross References
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Romans 2:25-29
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If you obey the Law, your circumcision is of value; but if you disobey the Law, you might as well never have been circumcised.
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If the Gentile, who is not circumcised, obeys the commands of the Law, will not God regard him as though he were circumcised?
27
And so you Jews will be condemned by the Gentiles because you break the Law, even though you have it written down and are circumcised; but they obey the Law, even though they are not physically circumcised.
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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.
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Rather, the real Jew is the person who is a Jew on the inside, that is, whose heart has been circumcised, and this is the work of God's Spirit, not of the written Law. Such a person receives praise from God, not from human beings.
Genesis 25:32
Esau said, "All right! I am about to die; what good will my rights do me?"
Ecclesiastes 6:8
How are the wise better off than fools? What good does it do the poor to know how to face life?
Ecclesiastes 6:11
The longer you argue, the more useless it is, and you are no better off.
Isaiah 1:11-15
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He says, "Do you think I want all these sacrifices you keep offering to me? I have had more than enough of the sheep you burn as sacrifices and of the fat of your fine animals. I am tired of the blood of bulls and sheep and goats.
12
Who asked you to bring me all this when you come to worship me? Who asked you to do all this tramping around in my Temple?
13
It's useless to bring your offerings. I am disgusted with the smell of the incense you burn. I cannot stand your New Moon Festivals, your Sabbaths, and your religious gatherings; they are all corrupted by your sins.
14
I hate your New Moon Festivals and holy days; they are a burden that I am tired of bearing.
15
"When you lift your hands in prayer, I will not look at you. No matter how much you pray, I will not listen, for your hands are covered with blood.
Malachi 3:14
You have said, 'It's useless to serve God. What's the use of doing what he says or of trying to show the LORD Almighty that we are sorry for what we have done?
1 Corinthians 15:32
If I have, as it were, fought "wild beasts" here in Ephesus simply from human motives, what have I gained? But if the dead are not raised to life, then, as the saying goes, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die."
Hebrews 13:9
Do not let all kinds of strange teachings lead you from the right way. It is good to receive inner strength from God's grace, and not by obeying rules about foods; those who obey these rules have not been helped by them.