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And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those who held to the tradition of circumcision found fault with him; (Acts 11, 2)
Circumcision, to be sure, is of value, so long as thou keepest the law; but if thou breakest the law, thy circumcision has lost its effect. (Romans 2, 25)
He is a Jew indeed who is one inwardly; true circumcision is achieved in the heart, according to the spirit, not the letter of the law, for God’s, not for man’s approval. (Romans 2, 29)
Of what use is it, then, to be a Jew? What value was there in circumcision? (Romans 3, 1)
Circumcision was only given to him as a token; as the seal of that justification which came to him through his faith while he was still uncircumcised. And thus he is the father of all those who, still uncircumcised, have the faith that will be reckoned virtue in them too. (Romans 4, 11)
Meanwhile, he is the father of those who are circumcised, as long as they do not merely take their stand on circumcision, but follow in the steps of that faith which he, our father Abraham, had before circumcision began. (Romans 4, 12)
If a man is already circumcised when he is called, he is not to disguise it; if he is uncircumcised, he is not to undergo circumcision. (1 Corinthians 7, 18)
There is no virtue either in circumcision or in the want of it; it is keeping the commandments of God that signifies. (1 Corinthians 7, 19)
He had been eating with the Gentiles, until we were visited by certain delegates from James; but when these came, he began to draw back and hold himself aloof, overawed by the supporters of circumcision. (Galatians 2, 12)
Once again I would warn anyone who is accepting circumcision that he thereby engages himself to keep all the precepts of the law. (Galatians 5, 3)
once we are in Christ, circumcision means nothing, and the want of it means nothing; the faith that finds its expression in love is all that matters. (Galatians 5, 6)
As for myself, brethren, if it is true that I preach the need of circumcision, why am I persecuted? If I did, the preaching of the cross would no longer give offence.✻ (Galatians 5, 11)
