23 Bible Verses about Necessity Of Circumcision

Only with this condition will these men consent to dwell with us that we may be one people: if every male among us be circumcised as they are circumcised.

But with this condition we will consent unto you: If ye will become as we are that every male of you be circumcised,

Then certain men who came down from Judaea taught the brethren and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who had believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

As many as desire to please in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised, only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of the Christ.

For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law, but desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh.

And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? Then is the offence of the cross ceased.

and they are informed of thee that thou teachest all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.

And that which is by nature foreskin, but keeps the law perfectly, shall judge thee who with the letter and with the circumcision art rebellious to the law.

What advantage then has the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?

For before certain ones came from James, he ate with the Gentiles, but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

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

Therefore remember that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who were called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh, which is made by hands,

Is anyone called being circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Is anyone called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised.

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

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything nor uncircumcision, but faith which works by charity.

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

Is this blessedness, therefore, only upon the circumcision or also upon the uncircumcision? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham as righteousness.

And he received the circumcision as a sign, as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had, yet being uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all the uncircumcised believers, that it might be counted unto them also as righteousness, that he be the father of the circumcision: not only to those who are of the circumcision, but also unto those who walk in the steps of the faith that was in our father Abraham before he was circumcised.

where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian nor Scythian, slave nor free: but Christ is all and in all.

seeing it is one God who shall justify the circumcision by faith and the uncircumcision by faith.

But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised,

Behold, I, Paul, say unto you that if ye become circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. For I testify again to every man that becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to do the whole law.