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Colossians 2:11

In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.

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ASV

in whom ye were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;

KJV

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:

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἐνeninG1722 →
ᾧhōwhomG3739 →
καὶkaialsoG2532 →
περιετμήθητεperietmēthēteyou were circumcisedG4059 →
περιτομῇperitomēawith [the] circumcisionG4061 →
ἀχειροποιήτῳacheiropoiētōmade without handsG886 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
τῇtēatheG3588 →
ἀπεκδύσειapekduseiremovalG555 →
τοῦtouof theG3588 →
σώματοςsōmatosbodyG4983 →
τῆςtēsof theG3588 →
σαρκός,sarkosflesh,G4561 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
τῇtēatheG3588 →
περιτομῇperitomēacircumcisionG4061 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
Χριστοῦ,Christouof Christ,G5547 →

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Ephesians 2:11Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—Romans 2:29No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.Philippians 3:3For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—Romans 6:6We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.Galatians 5:16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.Deuteronomy 30:6The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.Ephesians 4:22to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;Galatians 5:24Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.Colossians 3:8–9But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.Romans 2:26If a man who is not circumcised keeps the requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?2 Corinthians 5:17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!Hebrews 9:24For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.Deuteronomy 10:16Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.John 3:6Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.Hebrews 9:11But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation.Ephesians 2:10–18For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.Jeremiah 4:4Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.”

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About Colossians

The Word Made Flesh — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
The Word Made Flesh — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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