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Colossians 2:11

WEB

11In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ,

KJV

11In 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:

BSB

11In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ [+] and not by human hands.

FBV

11You were “circumcised” in him but not by human hands. You have been set free from sinful human nature by the “circumcision” Christ performed.

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Extra References

Romans 2:29

29but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

Philippians 3:3

3For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;

Romans 6:6

6knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.

Deuteronomy 30:6

6The LORD your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your offspring, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.

Ephesians 4:22

22that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,

Galatians 5:24

24Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.

Colossians 3:8-9

8but now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth. 9Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,

Galatians 2:20

20I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me.

2 Corinthians 5:17

17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold,[+] all things have become new.

Deuteronomy 10:16

16Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiff-necked.