Rom 7:6, 1Cor 4:5, 2Cor 3:6, 10:18, Phili 3:3, Col 2:11, 1Th 2:4, 1Pe 3:4 | ISV | STEP | But now we have been released from the law by dying to what enslaved us, so that we may serve in the new life of the Spirit, not under the old written code.

Romans 7:6

6 But now we have been released from the law by dying to what enslaved us, so that we may serve in the new life of the Spirit, not under the old written code.Rom 2:29; 2Cor 3:6

1 Corinthians 4:5

5 Therefore, stop judging before the proper time, before the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the motives of our hearts. Then each person will receive his praise from God.Matt 7:1; Rom 2:1, 16, 29; 1Cor 3:13; 2Cor 5:10; Rev 20:12

2 Corinthians 3:6

6 who has also qualified us to be ministers of a new covenant, which is not written but spiritual, because the written text ^{▼▼Lit. what is written} brings death, but the Spirit gives life.Jer 31:31; Matt 26:28; John 6:63; Rom 2:27, 29; 3:20; 4:15; 8:2; 1Cor 3:5; 15:10; 2Cor 5:18; Gal 3:10; Eph 3:7; Col 1:25, 29; 1Tim 1:11-12; 2Tim 1:11; Heb 8:6, 8

2 Corinthians 10:18

18 It is not the person who commends himself who is approved, but the person whom the Lord commends.Prov 27:2; Rom 2:29; 1Cor 4:5

Philippians 3:3

3 For it is we who are the circumcision ^{▼▼Gk. peritome (a cutting around)}—we who worship in the Spirit of God ^{▼▼Other mss. read worship God in the Spirit} and boast in Christ Jesus. We have not placed any confidence in the flesh,Deut 10:16; 30:6; Jer 4:4; John 4:23-24; Rom 2:29; 4:11-12; 7:6; Gal 6:14; Col 2:11

Colossians 2:11

11 In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision performed without human ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks human} hands by stripping off the corrupt nature in the circumcision performed by Christ.Deut 10:16; 30:6; Jer 4:4; Rom 2:29; 6:6; Eph 4:22; Phil 3:3; Col 3:8-9

1 Thessalonians 2:4

4 Rather, because we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, we speak as we do, not trying to please people but God, who tests our motives.Prov 17:3; Rom 8:27; 1Cor 7:25; 9:17; Gal 1:10; 2:7; 1Tim 1:11-12; Titus 1:3

1 Peter 3:4

4 Instead, it should be the inner disposition of the heart, consisting in the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great value in the sight of God.Ps 45:13; Rom 2:29; 7:22; 2Cor 4:16