Genesis 17:9-10

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⁹And God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations. ¹⁰This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised.

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Genesis 17:9-10

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⁹Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep my covenant,^(A) you and your descendants after you for the generations to come.^(B) ¹⁰This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised.^(C)

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Deuteronomy 10:16

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¹⁶Circumcise therefore ^(A)the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer ^(B)stubborn.

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Deuteronomy 10:16

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¹⁶Circumcise^(A) your hearts,^(B) therefore, and do not be stiff-necked^(C) any longer.

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Deuteronomy 30:6

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⁶And ^(A)the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, ^(B)so that you will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.

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Deuteronomy 30:6

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⁶The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants,^(A) so that you may love^(B) him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live.

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Acts 2:38-39

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³⁸And Peter said to them, ^(A)“Repent and ^(B)be baptized every one of you ^(C)in the name of Jesus Christ ^(D)for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive ^(E)the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹For ^(F)the promise is for you and ^(G)for your children and for all ^(H)who are far off, everyone ^(I)whom the Lord our God calls to himself.”

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Acts 2:38-39

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³⁸Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized,^(A) every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.^(B) And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.^(C) ³⁹The promise is for you and your children^(D) and for all who are far off^(E)—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

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Romans 2:28-29

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²⁸For ^(A)no one is a Jew ^(B)who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. ²⁹But a Jew is one ^(C)inwardly, and ^(D)circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. ^(E)His praise is not from man but from God.

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Romans 2:28-29

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²⁸A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly,^(A) nor is circumcision merely outward and physical.^(B) ²⁹No, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart,^(C) by the Spirit,^(D) not by the written code.^(E) Such a person’s praise is not from other people, but from God.^(F)

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Romans 4:11-12

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¹¹^(A)He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was ^(B)to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, ¹²and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

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Romans 4:11-12

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¹¹And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised.^(A) So then, he is the father^(B) of all who believe^(C) but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. ¹²And he is then also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

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Romans 11:16

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¹⁶^(A)If the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, so is the whole lump, and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

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Romans 11:16

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¹⁶If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits^(A) is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

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Romans 11:18

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¹⁸do not be arrogant toward the branches. If you are, remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that supports you.

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Romans 11:18

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¹⁸do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.^(A)

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Galatians 3:8

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⁸And the Scripture, foreseeing that ^(A)God would justify^[a] the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, ^(B)“In you shall all the nations be blessed.”

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Footnotes

Galatians 3:8 Or count righteous; also verses 11, 24

Galatians 3:8

New International Version

⁸Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”^[a]^(A)

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Footnotes

Galatians 3:8 Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18

Galatians 3:27

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²⁷For as many of you as ^(A)were baptized ^(B)into Christ have ^(C)put on Christ.

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Galatians 3:27

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²⁷for all of you who were baptized into Christ^(A) have clothed yourselves with Christ.^(B)

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Galatians 3:29

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²⁹And ^(A)if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, ^(B)heirs according to promise.

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Galatians 3:29

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²⁹If you belong to Christ,^(A) then you are Abraham’s seed,^(B) and heirs^(C) according to the promise.^(D)

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Colossians 2:9-12

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⁹For ^(A)in him the whole fullness of deity dwells ^(B)bodily, ¹⁰and ^(C)you have been filled in him, who is ^(D)the head of all rule and authority. ¹¹In him also ^(E)you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by ^(F)putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, ¹²^(G)having been buried with him in baptism, in which ^(H)you were also raised with him through faith in ^(I)the powerful working of God, ^(J)who raised him from the dead.

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Colossians 2:9-12

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⁹For in Christ all the fullness^(A) of the Deity lives in bodily form, ¹⁰and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head^(B) over every power and authority.^(C) ¹¹In him you were also circumcised^(D) with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh^[a]^(E) was put off when you were circumcised by^[b] Christ, ¹²having been buried with him in baptism,^(F) in which you were also raised with him^(G) through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.^(H)

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Footnotes

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.
Colossians 2:11 Or put off in the circumcision of

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