21 Bible Verses about Necessity Of Circumcision

And certain men came down from Judea, and taught the brethren, saying: Unless you be circumcised, according to the custom of Moses, you can not be saved.

But some of the sect of the Pharisees, who believed, arose, saying, that it was necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

As many as wish to make a fair show in the flesh, these compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of the Christ.

For not even do those very men, who are circumcised, keep the law: but they wish you to be circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.

But, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why am I yet persecuted? Then, the offense of the cross has ceased.

And they have heard it reported of you, that you teach all the Jews that are among the Gentiles to apostatize from Moses; commanding them not to circumcise their children, nor to walk according to the customs.

And shall not he whose want of circumcision is owing to his birth, if he keeps the law, condemn you, who, by the literal circumcision, transgress the law?

What advantage then has the Jew, or what profit has circumcision?

For, before certain persons came from James, he ate- with the Gentiles: but, when they had come, he withdrew, and separated himself, because he feared those who were of the circumcision.

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

For which reason, remember that you were formerly Gen tiles, by natural descent, and that you are called Uncircumcision by the Circumcision; so called, from a mark made in the flesh by hands;

Has any one been called that had been circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the mark of circumcision. Has any one been called that had not been circumcised? Let him not be circumcised,

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

For, in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith that works by love.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision is any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.

Comes this blessedness then on those who are circumcised only, or on those who are uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was counted to Abraham for righteousness.

And he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the righteousness of the faith that he had while he was uncircumcised, in order that he might be the father of all that believe, even in a state of uncircumcision, so that righteousness might be counted to them also; and the father of circumcision to those who are not only circumcised, but who, also, walk in the steps of that faith which our father Abraham had while he was yet uncircumcised.

in which new creation there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all and in all.

since there is one God, who will justify the circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through the faith.

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

Behold, I Paul say to you, that if you be circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. I testify indeed again to every man that is circumcised, that he is bound to do the whole law.