23 Bible Verses about Necessity Of Circumcision

Only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us to become one people--when every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised.

Only on this condition will we agree with you--that you will become as we are by every male among you being circumcised.

But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."

But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses."

It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh who would force you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

For even those who are circumcised do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.

But if I, brothers, still preach circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.

and they have been told about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or walk according to our customs.

Then he who is physically uncircumcised but keeps the law will condemn you who have the written code and circumcision but break the law.

Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision?

For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party.

For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party.

Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called "the uncircumcision" by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands--

Was anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised? Let him not seek circumcision.

For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.

For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.

Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness.

He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.

since God is one--who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

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

Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law.