Deuteronomy 30:6
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6 The Lord, your God, will circumcise your hearts[a] and the hearts of your descendants,(A) so that you will love the Lord, your God, with your whole heart and your whole being, in order that you may live.
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Jeremiah 4:4
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4 Be circumcised for the Lord,[a]
remove the foreskins of your hearts,
people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem;
Or else my anger will break out like fire,
and burn so that no one can quench it,
because of your evil deeds.(A)
Jeremiah 9:25
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25 Egypt and Judah, Edom and the Ammonites, Moab, and those who live in the wilderness and shave their temples.[a] For all the nations are uncircumcised, even the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised at heart.
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- 9:25 Shave their temples: some Arabian tribes practiced this custom. None of the nations who practice circumcision understand the meaning of their action, not even Israel; no one conforms to life under the covenant.
Colossians 2:11
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11 (A)In him[a] you were also circumcised with a circumcision not administered by hand, by stripping off the carnal body, with the circumcision of Christ.
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1 Corinthians 4:5
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5 Therefore, do not make any judgment before the appointed time, until the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will manifest the motives of our hearts, and then everyone will receive praise from God.
Paul’s Life as Pattern.[a]
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- 4:6–21 This is an emotionally charged peroration to the discussion about divisions. It contains several exhortations and statements of Paul’s purpose in writing (cf. 1 Cor 4:6, 14–17, 21) that counterbalance the initial exhortation at 1 Cor 1:10.
2 Corinthians 10:18
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18 For it is not the one who recommends himself who is approved,[a] but the one whom the Lord recommends.(A)
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- 10:18 Approved: to be approved is to come successfully through the process of testing for authenticity (cf. 2 Cor 13:3–7 and the note on 2 Cor 8:2). Whom the Lord recommends: self-commendation is a premature and unwarranted anticipation of the final judgment, which the Lord alone will pass (cf. 1 Cor 4:3–5). Paul alludes to this judgment throughout 2 Cor 10–13, frequently in final or transitional positions; cf. 2 Cor 11:15; 12:19a; 13:3–7.
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