Circumcision

Nave's Topical Bible

Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.

• Romans 2:28 NT

  For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh;

• Galatians 6:13 NT

  For even they who receive circumcision don’t keep the law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.

• Acts 15:10 NT

  Now therefore why do you tempt God, that you should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

• Acts 15:5-29 NT

  But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.” The apostles and the elders were gathered together to see about this matter. When there…

• Romans 3:30 NT

  since indeed there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith, and the uncircumcised through faith.

• Romans 4:9-11 NT

  Is this blessing then pronounced on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness. How then was it counted? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in…

• 1 Corinthians 7:18 NT

  Was anyone called having been circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Has anyone been called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised.

• 1 Corinthians 7:19 NT

  Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.

• Galatians 2:3 NT

  But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.

• Galatians 2:4 NT

  This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage,

• Galatians 5:2-11 NT

  Behold, I, Paul, tell you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing. Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision that he is a debtor to do the whole law. You are alienated from Christ, you who desire…

• Galatians 6:12 NT

  As many as desire to make a good impression in the flesh compel you to be circumcised; just so they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

• Ephesians 2:11 NT

  Therefore remember that once you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “uncircumcision” by that which is called “circumcision” (in the flesh, made by hands),

• Ephesians 2:15 NT

  having abolished in his flesh the hostility, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man of the two, making peace,

• Colossians 2:11 NT

  In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ,

• Colossians 3:11 NT

  where there can’t be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, or free person; but Christ is all, and in all.

• Genesis 17:23-27 OT

  Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money: every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him. Abraham…

• Genesis 34:24 OT

  All who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor, and to Shechem his son; and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.

• Exodus 4:25 OT

  Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me.”

• Joshua 5:2-9 OT

  At that time, Yahweh said to Joshua, “Make flint knives, and circumcise again the sons of Israel the second time.” Joshua made himself flint knives, and circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. This is the reason Joshua…

• Acts 16:3 NT

  Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

• Exodus 6:12 OT

  Moses spoke before Yahweh, saying, “Behold, the children of Israel haven’t listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, when I have uncircumcised lips?”

• Deuteronomy 10:16 OT

  Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiff-necked.

• Deuteronomy 30:6 OT

  Yahweh your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your offspring, to love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.