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Romans 2:26 — King James Version← Study notes

Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?


Romans 2:26Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 2:2616 words
GreekMeaning
ἐὰνean
IfwordG1437
οὖνoun
thereforewordG3767
thearticleG3588
ἀκροβυστίαakrobystia
uncircumcisionnounG203
τὰta
thearticleG3588
δικαιώματαdikaiōmata
requirementsnounG1345
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
νόμουnomou
lawnounG3551
φυλάσσῃphylassē
shall keepverbG5442
οὐχouch
notparticleG3756
thearticleG3588
ἀκροβυστίαakrobystia
uncircumcisionnounG203
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
περιτομὴνperitomēn
circumcisionnounG4061
λογισθήσεταιlogisthēsetai
will be reckoned?verbG3049
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 2:26

“Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the Law, shall not his uncircumcision be turned into circumcision?” See how he acts. He does not say that the uncircumcision overcomes circumcision (for this was highly grating to those who then heard him), but that the uncircumcision has become circumcision. And he next enquires what circumcision is, and what uncircumcision and he says that circumcision is well doing and uncircumcision is evil doing. And having…

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