Bible Verses about “circumcision”

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

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

“but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.”

“For circumcision indeed profits, if you are a doer of the law, but if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.”

“If therefore the uncircumcised keep the ordinances of the law, won't his uncircumcision be accounted as circumcision?”

“Won't the uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfills the law, judge you, who with the letter and circumcision are a transgressor of the law?”

“that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality, from which if you keep yourselves, it will be well with you. Farewell."”

“but that we write to them that they abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from what is strangled, and from blood.”

“You were running well! Who interfered with you that you should not obey the truth?”

“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.”

“A little yeast grows through the whole lump.”

“For in Christ Jesus neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.”

“For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay no greater burden on you than these necessary things:”

“This persuasion is not from him who calls you.”

“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?”

“When eight days were fulfilled for the circumcision of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.”

“He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.”

“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 to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace.”

“For we, through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.”

“I have confidence toward you in the Lord that you will think no other way. But he who troubles you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.”

“But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been removed.”

“Because we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, 'You must be circumcised and keep the law,' to whom we gave no commandment;”

“Therefore when Paul and Barnabas had no small discord and discussion with them, they appointed Paul and Barnabas, and some others of them, to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.”

“When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News, and believe.”

“God, who knows the heart, testified about them, giving them the Holy Spirit, just like he did to us.”

“After they were silent, James answered, "Brothers, listen to me.”

“Simeon has reported how God first visited the nations, to take out of them a people for his name.”

“"Therefore my judgment is that we don't trouble those from among the Gentiles who turn to God,”

“They wrote these things by their hand: "The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.”

“Judas and Silas, also being prophets themselves, encouraged the brothers with many words, and strengthened them.”

“Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away to Cyprus,”

“For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;”

“Abraham circumcised his son, Isaac, when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.”

“In the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.”

“Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can't be saved."”

“They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers.”

“When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.”

“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.”

“But we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are."”

“All the multitude kept silence, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the nations through them.”

“This agrees with the words of the prophets. As it is written,”

“'After these things I will return. I will again build the tabernacle of David, which has fallen. I will again build its ruins. I will set it up,”

“That the rest of men may seek after the Lord; All the Gentiles who are called by my name, Says the Lord, who does all these things.”

“All his works are known to God from eternity.'”

“For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath."”

“Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.”

“it seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,”