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Romans 2:28-29

28 For a person is not a Jew because of his appearance, nor is circumcision something external and physical.Matt 3:9; John 8:39; Rom 9:6-7; Gal 6:15; Rev 2:9 29 No, a person is a Jew inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by a written law. ^{▼▼Lit. what is written} That person's praise will come from God, not from people.Rom 7:6; 1Cor 4:5; 2Cor 3:6; 10:18; Phil 3:3; Col 2:11; 1Thes 2:4; 1Pet 3:4

1 Corinthians 12:2

2 You know that when you were Gentiles, you were enticed and led away to idols that couldn't even speak.Ps 115:5; 1Cor 6:11; Eph 2:11-12; 1Thes 1:9; Titus 3:3; 1Pet 4:3

Ephesians 5:8

8 For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.Isa 9:2; Matt 4:16; Luke 16:8; John 8:12; Acts 26:18; Rom 1:21; 2Cor 3:18; 4:6; Eph 2:11-12; 4:18; 1Thes 5:5; Titus 3:3; 1Pet 2:9; 1John 2:9

Colossians 1:21

21 You who were once alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, ^{▼▼Lit. in evil deeds}Eph 2:1-2, 12, 19; 4:18; Titus 1:15-16

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