⁴⁷ Then Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and said about him, “Here is a true Israelite;^(A) no deceit is in him.”

²⁸ For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly,^(A) and true circumcision is not something visible in the flesh. ²⁹ On the contrary, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly,^(B) and circumcision is of the heart—by the Spirit, not the letter.^[a](C) That man’s praise^[b] is not from men but from God.^(D)

¹⁶ May peace come to all those who follow this standard, and mercy to the Israel^(A) of God!