Genesis 17:10
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10 This is My covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: (A)Every male child among you shall be circumcised;
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Colossians 2:11-12
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Not Legalism but Christ
11 In Him you were also (A)circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by (B)putting off the body [a]of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 (C)buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through (D)faith in the working of God, (E)who raised Him from the dead.
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- Colossians 2:11 NU omits of the sins
Romans 4:9-11
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Abraham Justified Before Circumcision
9 Does this blessedness then come upon the circumcised only, or upon the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness. 10 How then was it accounted? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised. 11 And (A)he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that (B)he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also,
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Acts 7:8
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8 (A)Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision; (B)and so Abraham begot Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; (C)and Isaac begot Jacob, and (D)Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs.
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Philippians 3:3
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3 For we are (A)the circumcision, (B)who worship [a]God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh,
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- Philippians 3:3 NU, M in the Spirit of God
Galatians 5:3-6
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3 And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised (A)that he is [a]a debtor to keep the whole law. 4 (B)You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; (C)you have fallen from grace. 5 For we through the Spirit eagerly (D)wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 6 For (E)in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but (F)faith working through love.
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- Galatians 5:3 obligated
1 Corinthians 7:18-19
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18 Was anyone called while circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? (A)Let him not be circumcised. 19 (B)Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but (C)keeping the commandments of God is what matters.
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Romans 3:30
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30 since (A)there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
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Joshua 5:2
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2 At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make (A)flint knives for yourself, and circumcise the sons of Israel again the second time.”
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Genesis 17:11
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11 and you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be (A)a sign of the covenant between Me and you.
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Ephesians 2:11
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Brought Near by His Blood
11 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called (A)the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands—
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Galatians 6:12
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12 As many as desire to make a good showing in the flesh, these would compel you to be circumcised, (A)only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
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Deuteronomy 30:6
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6 And (A)the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
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Galatians 3:28
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28 (A)There is neither Jew nor Greek, (B)there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all (C)one in Christ Jesus.
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Romans 3:28
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28 Therefore we conclude (A)that a man is [a]justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.
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- Romans 3:28 declared righteous
Romans 3:25
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25 whom God set forth (A)as a [a]propitiation (B)by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over (C)the sins that were previously committed,
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- Romans 3:25 mercy seat
Romans 2:28-3:1
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28 For (A)he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh; 29 but he is a Jew (B)who is one inwardly; and (C)circumcision is that of the heart, (D)in the Spirit, not in the letter; (E)whose [a]praise is not from men but from God.
God’s Judgment Defended
3 What advantage then has the Jew, or what is the profit of circumcision?
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- Romans 2:29 A play on words—Jew is literally praise.
John 7:22
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22 (A)Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, (B)but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.
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Jeremiah 9:25-26
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25 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “that (A)I will punish all who are circumcised with the uncircumcised— 26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, the people of Ammon, Moab, and all who are in the (B)farthest corners, who dwell in the wilderness. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are (C)uncircumcised in the heart.”
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Jeremiah 4:4
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4 (A)Circumcise yourselves to the Lord,
And take away the foreskins of your hearts,
You men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem,
Lest My fury come forth like fire,
And burn so that no one can quench it,
Because of the evil of your doings.”
Joshua 5:4
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4 And this is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: (A)All the people who came out of Egypt who were males, all the men of war, had died in the wilderness on the way, after they had come out of Egypt.
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Deuteronomy 10:16
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16 Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your (A)heart, and be (B)stiff-necked[a] no longer.
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- Deuteronomy 10:16 rebellious
Exodus 12:48
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48 And (A)when a stranger [a]dwells with you and wants to keep the Passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as a native of the land. For no uncircumcised person shall eat it.
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- Exodus 12:48 As a resident alien
Exodus 4:25
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25 Then (A)Zipporah took (B)a sharp stone and cut off the foreskin of her son and [a]cast it at [b]Moses’ feet, and said, “Surely you are a husband of blood to me!”
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- Exodus 4:25 Lit. made it touch
- Exodus 4:25 Lit. his
Genesis 34:15
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15 But on this condition we will consent to you: If you will become as we are, if every male of you is circumcised,
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