Colossians 1:22
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22 he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through his death, to present you holy, without blemish, and irreproachable before him,
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Jeremiah 4:4
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4 Be circumcised for the Lord,[a]
remove the foreskins of your hearts,
people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem;
Or else my anger will break out like fire,
and burn so that no one can quench it,
because of your evil deeds.(A)
Romans 2:25-29
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25 (A)Circumcision, to be sure, has value if you observe the law; but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.(B) 26 Again, if an uncircumcised man keeps the precepts of the law, will he not be considered circumcised?(C) 27 Indeed, those who are physically uncircumcised but carry out the law will pass judgment on you, with your written law and circumcision, who break the law. 28 One is not a Jew outwardly. True circumcision is not outward, in the flesh.(D) 29 Rather, one is a Jew inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart, in the spirit, not the letter; his praise is not from human beings but from God.(E)
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Philippians 3:3
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3 For we are the circumcision,[a] we who worship through the Spirit of God, who boast in Christ Jesus and do not put our confidence in flesh,(A)
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