And if the Gentiles obey God’s law, won’t God declare them to be his own people?

所以那未受割礼的，若遵守律法的条例，他虽然未受割礼，岂不算是有割礼吗？

所以，那未受割礼的，若遵守律法的要求，他虽然未受割礼，岂不算是受了割礼吗？

所以，那未受割礼的，若遵守律法的要求，他虽然未受割礼，岂不算是受了割礼吗？

如果未受割礼的人遵行律法的教导，他岂不算是受了割礼吗？

这样，没有受割礼的人，如果遵守律法所规定的，他虽然没有受过割礼，不也算是受过割礼的吗？

因此，那没有受割礼的人，如果遵守律法的公义规定，他虽然没有受割礼，难道不是算是受了割礼吗？

所以那未受割禮的，若遵守律法的條例，他雖然未受割禮，豈不算是有割禮嗎？

所以，那未受割禮的，若遵守律法的要求，他雖然未受割禮，豈不算是受了割禮嗎？

所以，那未受割禮的，若遵守律法的要求，他雖然未受割禮，豈不算是受了割禮嗎？

如果未受割禮的人遵行律法的教導，他豈不算是受了割禮嗎？

這樣，沒有受割禮的人，如果遵守律法所規定的，他雖然沒有受過割禮，不也算是受過割禮的嗎？

所以沒受割禮、如果遵守律法的規條，他的沒受割禮、豈不是要算為受割禮麼？

因此，那沒有受割禮的人，如果遵守律法的公義規定，他雖然沒有受割禮，難道不是算是受了割禮嗎？

若然、則未割者守律之義、雖未割、不謂之為割乎、

若未割而守法誡、則雖末割、豈不謂之已割乎、

故未受割禮者、若守律法之誡、雖未受割禮、不可視為已受割禮乎、

設有未割之人、能遵守法規、則雖未割、能不謂之已割乎？

So then, if those who are not circumcised keep the law’s requirements, will they not be regarded as though they were circumcised?

And sometimes those who aren’t circumcised do what the law requires. Won’t God accept them as if they had been circumcised?

So, if a man who is uncircumcised keeps the precepts of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?

So if an uncircumcised man keeps the law’s requirements, will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision?

So if the uncircumcised man keeps the requirements of the Law, will his uncircumcision not be regarded as circumcision?

Therefore, if an uncircumcised man keeps the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be counted as circumcision?

If therefore the uncircumcision keep the ordinances of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision?

Therefore if an uncircumcised man keeps the law’s requirements, will his uncircumcision not be counted as circumcision?

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

Therefore if the uncircumcised man obeys the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?

If therefore the uncircumcised keep the ordinances of the law, won’t his uncircumcision be accounted as circumcision?

For instance, a man who was circumcised before he became a believer should not try to reverse it. And the man who was uncircumcised when he became a believer should not be circumcised now.For it makes no difference whether or not a man has been circumcised. The important thing is to keep God’s commandments.

When you came to Christ, you were“ circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision— the cutting away of your sinful nature.

He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit.

For we who worship by the Spirit of God are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort,

Then Peter replied,“ I see very clearly that God shows no favoritism.In every nation he accepts those who fear him and do what is right.

There is only one God, and he makes people right with himself only by faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles.

Don’t forget that you Gentiles used to be outsiders. You were called“ uncircumcised heathens” by the Jews, who were proud of their circumcision, even though it affected only their bodies and not their hearts.

He was a devout, God fearing man, as was everyone in his household. He gave generously to the poor and prayed regularly to God.One afternoon about three o’clock, he had a vision in which he saw an angel of God coming toward him.“ Cornelius!” the angel said.Cornelius stared at him in terror.“ What is it, sir?” he asked the angel. And the angel replied,“ Your prayers and gifts to the poor have been received by God as an offering!

And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world— from east and west— and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven.But many Israelites— those for whom the Kingdom was prepared— will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

“ Dear woman,” Jesus said to her,“ your faith is great. Your request is granted.” And her daughter was instantly healed.

“ You entered the home of Gentiles and even ate with them!” they said.Then Peter told them exactly what had happened.“ I was in the town of Joppa,” he said,“ and while I was praying, I went into a trance and saw a vision. Something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners from the sky. And it came right down to me.When I looked inside the sheet, I saw all sorts of tame and wild animals, reptiles, and birds.And I heard a voice say,‘ Get up, Peter; kill and eat them.’“‘ No, Lord,’ I replied.‘ I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure or unclean.’“ But the voice from heaven spoke again:‘ Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.’This happened three times before the sheet and all it contained was pulled back up to heaven.“ Just then three men who had been sent from Caesarea arrived at the house where we were staying.The Holy Spirit told me to go with them and not to worry that they were Gentiles. These six brothers here accompanied me, and we soon entered the home of the man who had sent for us.He told us how an angel had appeared to him in his home and had told him,‘ Send messengers to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter.He will tell you how you and everyone in your household can be saved!’“ As I began to speak,” Peter continued,“ the Holy Spirit fell on them, just as he fell on us at the beginning.Then I thought of the Lord’s words when he said,‘ John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God’s way?”When the others heard this, they stopped objecting and began praising God. They said,“ We can see that God has also given the Gentiles the privilege of repenting of their sins and receiving eternal life.”

“ I will also bless the foreigners who commit themselves to the Lord, who serve him and love his name, who worship him and do not desecrate the Sabbath day of rest, and who hold fast to my covenant.I will bring them to my holy mountain of Jerusalem and will fill them with joy in my house of prayer. I will accept their burnt offerings and sacrifices, because my Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations.