23 Bible Verses about Necessity Of Circumcision

only herein will they consent unto us for to dwell with us and to be one people: if all the men children that are among us be circumcised as they are.

Only in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that all the men children among you be circumcised,

Then came certain from Jewry and taught the brethren, "Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses ye cannot be saved."

Then arose there up certain of the sect of the Pharisees, which did believe: saying that it was needful to circumcise them and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

As many as desire with outward appearance to please carnally, they constrain you to be circumcised, only because they would not suffer persecution with the cross of Christ.

For they themselves which are circumcised keep not the law: but desire to have you circumcised that they might rejoice in your flesh.

Brethren, if I yet preach circumcision: why do I then yet suffer persecution? For then had the offense which the cross giveth, ceased.

And they are informed of thee that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the gentiles to forsake Moses, and sayest that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to live after the customs.

And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it keep the law, judge thee, which being under the letter and circumcision, dost transgress the law?

What preferment, then, hath the Jew? Other, what advantageth circumcision?

For yer that certain came from James, he ate with the gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision,

For there are many disobedient and talkers of vanity, and deceivers of minds, namely they of the circumcision,

Wherefore, remember that ye, being in time past gentiles in the flesh, and were called "uncircumcision" to them which are called "circumcision" in the flesh - which circumcision is made by hands -

If any man be called being circumcised, let him add nothing thereto. If any be called uncircumcised: let him not be circumcised.

Circumcision is nothing, uncircumcision is nothing: but the keeping of the commandments of God is altogether.

For in Jesus Christ, neither is circumcision anything worth, neither yet uncircumcision: but faith, which by love is mighty in operation.

For in Christ Jesus nether circumcision availeth any thing at all nor uncircumcision: but a new creature.

Came this blessedness then upon the circumcised or upon the uncircumcised? We say verily how that faith was reckoned to Abraham, for righteousness.

And he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the righteousness which is by faith: which faith he had, yet being uncircumcised, that he should be the father of all them that believe: though they be not circumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also; And that he might be the father of the circumcised: not because they are circumcised only: but because they walk also in the steps of that faith, that was in our father Abraham before the time of circumcision.

Where is neither gentile nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarous or Scythian, bond or free: But Christ is all in all things.

For it is God only which justifieth circumcision, which is of faith: and uncircumcision through faith.

Also Titus which was with me, though he were a Greek, yet was not compelled to be circumcised;

Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing at all. I testify again to every man which is circumcised that he is bound to keep the whole law.