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Romans 2:25 — King James Version← Study notes

For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.


Romans 2:25Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 2:2517 words
GreekMeaning
ΠεριτομὴPeritomē
CircumcisionnounG4061
μὲνmen
indeedwordG3303
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ὠφελεῖōphelei
profitsverbG5623
ἐὰνean
ifwordG1437
νόμονnomon
the lawnounG3551
πράσσῃςprassēs
you shall doverbG4238
ἐὰνean
ifwordG1437
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
παραβάτηςparabatēs
a transgressornounG3848
νόμουnomou
of lawnounG3551
ᾖςēs
you shall beverbG1510
thearticleG3588
περιτομήperitomē
circumcisionnounG4061
σουsou
of youpronounG4771
ἀκροβυστίαakrobystia
uncircumcisionnounG203
γέγονενgegonen
has becomeverbG1096
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 2:25

“For circumcision verily profits, if you keep the Law.” And yet, were this not so, a man might have rejected it and said, What is circumcision? For is it any good deed on his part that has it? Is it any manifestation of a right choice? For it takes place at an unripe age, and those in the wilderness too remained uncircumcised for a long time. And from many other points of view also, one might look at it as not necessary. And yet it is not on this foot that he rejects it, but…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 6 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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