Nave’s Topical Bible
Circumcision
65 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- Institution of
Genesis 17:10-14; Leviticus 12:3; John 7:22; Acts 7:8; Romans 4:11
- A seal of righteousness
- Performed on all males on the eighth day
- Rite of, observed on the Sabbath
- A prerequisite of the privileges of the passover
- Child named at the time of
- Neglect of, punished
- Neglected
- Covenant promises of
Genesis 17:4-14; Acts 7:8; Romans 3:1; Romans 4:11; Romans 9:7-13; Galatians 5:3
- Necessity of, falsely taught by Judaizing Christians
- Paul's argument against the continuance of
- Characterized by Paul as a yoke
- Abrogated
Acts 15:5-29; Romans 3:30; Romans 4:9-11; 1 Corinthians 7:18-19; Galatians 2:3-4; Galatians 5:2-11; Galatians 6:12; Ephesians 2:11,15; Colossians 2:11; Colossians 3:11
- INSTANCES OF
- Abraham
- Shechemites
- Moses
- Israelites at Gilgal
- John the Baptist
- Jesus
- Paul
- Timothy
- FIGURATIVE
Exodus 6:12; Deuteronomy 10:16; Deuteronomy 30:6; Jeremiah 4:4; Jeremiah 6:10; Jeremiah 9:26; Romans 2:28-29; Romans 15:8; Philippians 3:3; Colossians 2:11; Colossians 3:11
- A designation of the Jews
Acts 10:45; Acts 11:2; Galatians 2:9; Ephesians 2:11; Colossians 4:11; Titus 1:10
- A designation of Christians
- A designation of the Jews
Bible verses about “Circumcision”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Genesis 17:10This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
- Genesis 17:11And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
- Genesis 17:12And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
- Genesis 17:13He 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 17:14And 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.
- Leviticus 12:3And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
- John 7:22Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.
- Acts 7:8And 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.
- Romans 4:11And 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:
- Romans 2:25For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.
- Romans 2:26Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?
- Romans 2:27And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?
- Romans 2:28For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:
- Romans 2:29But 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.
- Philippians 3:5Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
- John 7:23If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
- Exodus 12:48And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
- Genesis 21:3And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.
- Genesis 21:4And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
- Luke 1:59And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
- Luke 2:21And 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.
- Exodus 4:24And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the Lord met him, and sought to kill him.
- Joshua 5:7And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.
- Genesis 17:4As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
- Genesis 17:5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
- Genesis 17:6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
- Genesis 17:7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
- Genesis 17:8And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
- Genesis 17:9And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
- Romans 3:1What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
- Romans 9:7Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
- Romans 9:8That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
- Romans 9:9For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.
- Romans 9:10And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac;
- Romans 9:11(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
- Romans 9:12It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
- Romans 9:13As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
- Galatians 5:3For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
- Acts 15:1And certain men which came down from Judea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
- Galatians 6:13For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.