¹⁴ Any uncircumcised male, who has not been circumcised^(A) in the flesh, will be cut off from his people;^(B) he has broken my covenant.^(C)”

¹⁶ Circumcise^(A) your hearts,^(B) therefore, and do not be stiff-necked^(C) any longer.

²⁵ “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh^(A)—

²⁸ A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly,^(A) nor is circumcision merely outward and physical.^{(B) 29} No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart,^(C) by the Spirit,^(D) not by the written code.^(E) Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.^(F)