Deu 4:7-8, 34-36, Psa 48:1-3, 147:19-20, Act 17:23, Rom 2:17-3:2 | ESV | STEP | For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us, whenever we call upon him?

7 For ^awhat great nation is there that has ^ba god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us, whenever we call upon him? 8 And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so ^crighteous as all this law that I set before you today?

Deuteronomy 4:34-36

34 Or has any god ever attempted to go and take a nation for himself from the midst of another nation, by trials, ^dby signs, by wonders, and ^eby war, ^fby a mighty hand and ^gan outstretched arm, and by great deeds of terror, all of which the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? 35 To you it was shown, ^hthat you might know that the Lord is God; ⁱthere is no other besides him. 36 ^jOut of heaven he let you hear his voice, that he might discipline you. And on earth he let you see his great fire, and ^kyou heard his words out of the midst of the fire.

Psalms 48:1-3

Zion, the City of Our God

A Song. A Psalm of ^lthe Sons of Korah.

1 ^mGreat is the Lord and greatly to be praised
in ⁿthe city of our God!
His ^oholy mountain, 2 ^pbeautiful in elevation,
is ^qthe joy of all the earth,
Mount Zion, in the far north,
^rthe city of the great King.
3 Within her citadels God
has made himself known as a fortress.

Psalms 147:19-20

19 He declares his word to Jacob,
his ^sstatutes and rules ^{▼▼Or and just decrees} to Israel.
20 He ^uhas not dealt thus with any other nation;
they do not know his rules. ^{▼▼Or his just decrees}
^wPraise the Lord!

Acts 17:23

23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, ^x‘To the unknown god.’ ^yWhat therefore you worship ^zas unknown, this I proclaim to you.

Romans 2:17-29

17 But if you call yourself a Jew and ^aarely on the law and boast in God 18 and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law; 19 and if you are sure that you yourself are ^aba guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law ^acthe embodiment of ^adknowledge and truth— 21 ^aeyou then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you ^afrob temples? 23 You who ^agboast in the law ^ahdishonor God by breaking the law. 24 For, ^aias it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed ^ajamong the Gentiles because of you.”

25 For circumcision indeed is of value ^akif you obey the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. 26 So, if ^ala man who is uncircumcised keeps ^amthe precepts of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded ^{▼▼Or counted} as circumcision? 27 Then he who is physically ^{▼▼Or is by nature} uncircumcised but keeps the law ^apwill condemn you who have ^aqthe written code ^{▼▼Or the letter} and circumcision but break the law. 28 For ^asno one is a Jew ^atwho is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. 29 But a Jew is one ^auinwardly, and ^avcircumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. ^awHis praise is not from man but from God.

Romans 3:1-2

God’s Righteousness Upheld

1 Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? 2 Much in every way. To begin with, ^axthe Jews were entrusted with ^aythe oracles of God.

Deuteronomy 4:7-8