Romans 2:27

27 Then those who are physically uncircumcised but keep the law will condemn you that have the written code and circumcision but break the law.

Romans 2:27 Meaning and Commentary

Romans 2:27

And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature
That is, the Gentiles, who are by nature uncircumcised; for as circumcision was by the command of God, and performed by the art of men, uncircumcision is by nature, and what men naturally have. Now

if it,
such persons,

fulfil the law
in Christ, they will

judge thee,
the circumcision: and condemn, as Noah condemned the old world, ( Hebrews 11:7 ) , and the men of Nineveh and the queen of the south will condemn the men of that generation, in which Christ lived, ( Matthew 12:41 Matthew 12:42 ) ( Luke 11:31 Luke 11:32 ) .

Who by the letter and circumcision transgress the law;
that is, either by the law, which is "the letter", and "by circumcision", or "by circumcision which is in the letter", ( Romans 2:29 ) , sin being increased by the prohibitions of the moral law, and the rituals of the ceremonial law, and the more so by a dependence upon an obedience to either of them, or both, for justification.

Romans 2:27 In-Context

25 Circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law; but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

26 So, if those who are uncircumcised keep the requirements of the law, will not their uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?

27 Then those who are physically uncircumcised but keep the law will condemn you that have the written code and circumcision but break the law.

28 For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is true circumcision something external and physical.

29 Rather, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and real circumcision is a matter of the heart—it is spiritual and not literal. Such a person receives praise not from others but from God.