Acts 7:51
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51 “You stubborn people! You are heathen[a] at heart and deaf to the truth. Must you forever resist the Holy Spirit? That’s what your ancestors did, and so do you!
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- 7:51 Greek uncircumcised.
Deuteronomy 10:16
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16 Therefore, change your hearts[a] and stop being stubborn.
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- 10:16 Hebrew circumcise the foreskin of your hearts.
Leviticus 26:41
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41 When I have turned their hostility back on them and brought them to the land of their enemies, then at last their stubborn hearts will be humbled, and they will pay for their sins.
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Jeremiah 4:4
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4 O people of Judah and Jerusalem,
surrender your pride and power.
Change your hearts before the Lord,[a]
or my anger will burn like an unquenchable fire
because of all your sins.
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- 4:4 Hebrew Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart.
Isaiah 63:10
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10 But they rebelled against him
and grieved his Holy Spirit.
So he became their enemy
and fought against them.
Ephesians 4:30
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30 And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own,[a] guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.
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- 4:30 Or has put his seal on you.
Exodus 33:5
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5 For the Lord had told Moses to tell them, “You are a stubborn and rebellious people. If I were to travel with you for even a moment, I would destroy you. Remove your jewelry and fine clothes while I decide what to do with you.”
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Exodus 32:9
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9 Then the Lord said, “I have seen how stubborn and rebellious these people are.
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Philippians 3:3
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3 For we who worship by the Spirit of God[a] are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort,
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- 3:3 Some manuscripts read worship God in spirit; one early manuscript reads worship in spirit.
Exodus 33:3
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3 Go up to this land that flows with milk and honey. But I will not travel among you, for you are a stubborn and rebellious people. If I did, I would surely destroy you along the way.”
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Acts 6:10
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10 None of them could stand against the wisdom and the Spirit with which Stephen spoke.
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Jeremiah 6:10
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Judah’s Constant Rebellion
10 To whom can I give warning?
Who will listen when I speak?
Their ears are closed,
and they cannot hear.
They scorn the word of the Lord.
They don’t want to listen at all.
Psalm 78:8
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8 Then they will not be like their ancestors—
stubborn, rebellious, and unfaithful,
refusing to give their hearts to God.
Colossians 2:11
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11 When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision—the cutting away of your sinful nature.[a]
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- 2:11 Greek the cutting away of the body of the flesh.
Romans 2:28-29
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28 For you are not a true Jew just because you were born of Jewish parents or because you have gone through the ceremony of circumcision. 29 No, a true Jew is one whose heart is right with God. And true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a change of heart produced by the Spirit. And a person with a changed heart seeks praise[a] from God, not from people.
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- 2:29 Or receives praise.
Romans 2:25
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25 The Jewish ceremony of circumcision has value only if you obey God’s law. But if you don’t obey God’s law, you are no better off than an uncircumcised Gentile.
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Acts 7:39
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39 “But our ancestors refused to listen to Moses. They rejected him and wanted to return to Egypt.
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Acts 7:27
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27 “But the man in the wrong pushed Moses aside. ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?’ he asked.
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Acts 7:9
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9 “These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and they sold him to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with him
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Ezekiel 44:9
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9 “So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: No foreigners, including those who live among the people of Israel, will enter my sanctuary if they have not been circumcised and have not surrendered themselves to the Lord.
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Ezekiel 44:7
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7 You have brought uncircumcised foreigners into my sanctuary—people who have no heart for God. In this way, you defiled my Temple even as you offered me my food, the fat and blood of sacrifices. In addition to all your other detestable sins, you have broken my covenant.
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Nehemiah 9:30
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30 In your love, you were patient with them for many years. You sent your Spirit, who warned them through the prophets. But still they wouldn’t listen! So once again you allowed the peoples of the land to conquer them.
Deuteronomy 31:27
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27 For I know how rebellious and stubborn you are. Even now, while I am still alive and am here with you, you have rebelled against the Lord. How much more rebellious will you be after my death!
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Matthew 23:31-33
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31 “But in saying that, you testify against yourselves that you are indeed the descendants of those who murdered the prophets. 32 Go ahead and finish what your ancestors started. 33 Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell?
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Zechariah 7:11-12
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11 “Your ancestors refused to listen to this message. They stubbornly turned away and put their fingers in their ears to keep from hearing. 12 They made their hearts as hard as stone, so they could not hear the instructions or the messages that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies had sent them by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. That is why the Lord of Heaven’s Armies was so angry with them.
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