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

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28 A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly,(A) nor is circumcision merely outward and physical.(B)

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11 In him also you were circumcised with a spiritual circumcision,[a] by the removal of the body[b] of the flesh in the circumcision of Christ;(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 2.11 Gk a circumcision made without hands
  2. 2.11 Other ancient authorities add of the sins

11 In him you were also circumcised(A) with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh[a](B) was put off when you were circumcised by[b] Christ,

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:11 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 13.
  2. Colossians 2:11 Or put off in the circumcision of