Romans 2:27

And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?

Cross-reference

Romans 2:20 Parallel

Romans 2:20 describes the Jew as a teacher of the law—the very person condemned in verse 27 by the obedient Gentile. Part of Paul's same argument.

Romans 2:29 Parallel

Romans 2:29 redefines circumcision as heart obedience, explaining why the uncircumcised keeper can condemn the circumcised lawbreaker.

Romans 2:1 Parallel

Romans 2:1 establishes the principle of hypocritical judgment—here applied to the Jew who breaks the law while judging others.

Romans 2:14 Parallel

Romans 2:14 describes Gentiles who keep the law by nature—these are the ones who condemn the law-breaking Jew in 2:27.

Romans 8:4 Parallel

Romans 8:4 shows the law's requirement fulfilled by those walking in the Spirit—the means by which the uncircumcised keep the law and condemn the circumcised.

Romans 13:10 reveals love as the law's fulfillment—the very law the uncircumcised keep in Romans 2:27, showing it's love, not mere legalism.

Ezekiel 16:48-52 shows Jerusalem judging Sodom while being worse, mirroring the uncircumcised keeper condemning the circumcised lawbreaker.

Matthew 5:20 demands righteousness surpassing external observance—parallel to Paul's point that uncircumcised obedience condemns those with only outward religion.

In Matthew 12:41, Ninevites (Gentiles) condemn the Jewish generation by repenting, just as the obedient uncircumcised condemn the lawbreaking circumcised.

In Matthew 12:42, the Queen of Sheba (a Gentile) condemns the Jewish generation by seeking wisdom, paralleling the obedient Gentile condemning the Jewish lawbreaker.

2 Corinthians 3:6 contrasts letter (written code) and Spirit—the same contrast as outward circumcision vs. inward obedience in Romans 2:27.

Ezekiel 16:52 says the one who judged is shamed because they are worse—exactly like the circumcised lawbreaker shamed by the obedient uncircumcised.

Luke 11:31 Parallel

In Luke 11:31, the queen of Sheba condemns those who rejected greater revelation—direct parallel to the Gentile condemning the law-breaking Jew.

Galatians 5:14 says love fulfills the law, reinforcing that true obedience—not outward circumcision—is what matters.