At that time the Lord told Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites once again.” ¹ 

So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites on the Hill of the Foreskins. ¹ 

Yet ¹  not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, although he was a Greek.

Only on this one condition will these men consent to live with us and become one people: They demand ¹  that every male among us be circumcised just as they are circumcised.

Now Abraham was 99 years old ¹  when he was circumcised; ² 

The Lord says, “Watch out! ¹  The time is soon coming when I will punish all those who are circumcised only in the flesh. ² 

So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, ¹  the circumcised believers ²  took issue with ³  him,

For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision something that is outward in the flesh,

Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Instead, keeping God’s commandments is what counts.

You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskins. This will be a reminder ¹  of the covenant between me and you.

But if you do not agree to our terms ¹  by being circumcised, then we will take ²  our sister ³  and depart.”

For there are many ¹  rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections, ² 

And will not the physically uncircumcised man ¹  who keeps the law judge you who, despite ²  the written code ³  and circumcision, transgress the law?

(for he who empowered ¹  Peter for his apostleship ²  to the circumcised ³  also empowered me for my apostleship to the Gentiles) ⁴ 

Then God ¹  gave Abraham ²  the covenant ³  of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him when he was eight days old, ⁴  and Isaac became the father of ⁵  Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs. ⁶ 

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, ¹  so that he would become ²  the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, ³  that they too could have righteousness credited to them.

Now some men came down from Judea ¹  and began to teach the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised ²  according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight – the only thing that matters is faith working through love. ¹ 

Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh – who are called “uncircumcision” by the so-called “circumcision” that is performed on the body ¹  by human hands –

This is my requirement that you and your descendants after you must keep: ¹  Every male among you must be circumcised. ²