Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
Advantage
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Bible References
Advantage
Romans 2:25
For circumcision is valuable if you observe the Law, but if you break the Law, your having been circumcised has no more value than if you were uncircumcised.
Genesis 25:32
"Look! I'm about to die," Esau replied. "What good is this birthright to me?"
Ecclesiastes 6:8
For what advantage has the wise person over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have in knowing how to face life?
Isaiah 1:11
"How do your voluminous sacrifices benefit me?" the LORD is asking. "I've had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed beasts. I don't enjoy the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats.
Malachi 3:14
You said, "It is futile to serve God,' and, "What did we get out of it when we carried out his requirements and went about like mourners in the presence of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies?'
1 Corinthians 15:32
If I have fought with wild animals in Ephesus from merely human motives, what do I get out of it? If the dead are not raised, "Let's eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."
Hebrews 13:9
Stop being carried away by all kinds of unusual teachings, for it is good that the heart be strengthened by grace, not by food laws that have never helped those who follow them.
General references
Isaiah 40:21
"You know, don't you? You have heard, haven't you? Hasn't it been told you from the beginning? Haven't you understood from the foundations of the earth?