What does the Bible say about circumcision?

16 verses about circumcision, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about circumcision

1. 1 Corinthians 7:19 — Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God. 4 votes
2. Genesis 21:4 — And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him. 3 votes
3. Jeremiah 4:4 — Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. 3 votes
4. Romans 2:25 — For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. 3 votes
5. Galatians 5:2 — Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. 3 votes
6. Genesis 17:10 — This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. 2 votes
7. Leviticus 12:3 — And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. 2 votes
8. Deuteronomy 10:16 — Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked. 2 votes
9. Luke 2:21 — And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 2 votes
10. Acts 15:1 — And certain men which came down from Judæa taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. 2 votes
11. Romans 2:28 — For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 2 votes
12. Romans 4:11 — And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: 2 votes
13. Galatians 2:3 — But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised: 2 votes
14. Galatians 5:6 — For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. 2 votes
15. Galatians 6:15 — For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. 2 votes
16. Philippians 3:3 — For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. 2 votes

Where these verses are

Galatians (4), Romans (3), Genesis (2), Leviticus (1), Deuteronomy (1), Jeremiah (1), Luke (1), Acts (1), 1 Corinthians (1), Philippians (1)

Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.