Bible Verses About Circumcision And The New Covenant

And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

Clear heart circumcision passage.

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.

Direct call to heart circumcision.

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

Main Abraham circumcision passage with covenant language.

But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

Core Bible statement on inward circumcision.

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:

Key verse for faith before circumcision.

And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

Base covenant text for physical circumcision.

Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.

Direct passage on the foreskin of the heart.

And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

Shows the covenant consequence in Genesis.

In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

Direct passage on circumcision made without hands.

For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

Direct passage identifying believers as the circumcision.

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.

Direct passage on covenant obligation to circumcise every male.

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

Direct passage that circumcision is nothing and obedience matters.

And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

Law of circumcision background text.

For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.

Direct passage that circumcision profits only if the law is kept.

For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

Same Romans 2 inward-vs-outward point.

He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

Genesis covenant text often used as background for the sign of circumcision.

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

Direct passage that circumcision and uncircumcision do not matter in Christ.

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;

Direct passage about punishment for flesh-only circumcision.

Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.

Direct passage saying Israel is uncircumcised in heart.

Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.

Direct passage on not seeking circumcision after conversion.

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

Direct passage that uncircumcision can judge covenant violation.