1 Corinthians 7:18-20

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¹⁸Was anyone at the time of his calling [from God already] circumcised? He is not to ^[a]become uncircumcised. Has anyone been called while uncircumcised? ^[b]He is not to be circumcised.^(A) ¹⁹Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but what matters is keeping the commandments of God. ²⁰Each one should remain in the condition in which he was [when he was] called.

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Footnotes

1 Corinthians 7:18 Paul may be speaking figuratively of abandoning all of one’s Jewish heritage and culture; however, there was a procedure in ancient medicine for reversing circumcision.
1 Corinthians 7:18 A faction of Jewish Christians (often called “Judaizers”) hounded Paul and insisted that Gentile believers must be circumcised.