Bible Cross References
circumcision
Genesis 17:10-14
10
You and your descendants must all agree to circumcise every male among you.
11
From now on you must circumcise every baby boy when he is eight days old, including slaves born in your homes and slaves bought from foreigners. This will show that there is a covenant between you and me.
13
Each one must be circumcised, and this will be a physical sign to show that my covenant with you is everlasting.
14
Any male who has not been circumcised will no longer be considered one of my people, because he has not kept the covenant with me."
Leviticus 12:3
On the eighth day, the child shall be circumcised.
Romans 4:9-11
9
Does this happiness that David spoke of belong only to those who are circumcised? No indeed! It belongs also to those who are not circumcised. For we have quoted the scripture, "Abraham believed God, and because of his faith God accepted him as righteous."
10
When did this take place? Was it before or after Abraham was circumcised? It was before, not after.
11
He was circumcised later, and his circumcision was a sign to show that because of his faith God had accepted him as righteous before he had been circumcised. And so Abraham is the spiritual father of all who believe in God and are accepted as righteous by him, even though they are not circumcised.
Galatians 3:17
What I mean is that God made a covenant with Abraham and promised to keep it. The Law, which was given four hundred and thirty years later, cannot break that covenant and cancel God's promise.