Moffatt(i)
28 He is no Jew who is merely a Jew outwardly, nor is circumcision something outward in the flesh;
29 he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, spiritual not literal — praised by God, not by man.
3 1 Then what is the Jew's superiority? What is the good of circumcision?
2 Much in every way. This to begin with — Jews were entrusted with the scriptures of God.