⁴⁷ Then Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards him and said about him, ‘Here truly is an Israelite^(A) in whom there is no deceit.’

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 person’s praise is not from people but from God.^(D)

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