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Genesis 17:10-27 The Covenant of Circumcision

10 This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised.

11 You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you.

12 For the generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, including those born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner—those who are not your offspring.

13 Whether born in your household or bought with your money, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh is to be an everlasting covenant.

14 Any uncircumcised male, who has not been circumcised in the flesh, will be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.”

15 God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.

16 I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”

17 Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?”

18 And Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!”

19 Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

21 But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year.”

22 When he had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.

23 On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, as God told him.

24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised,

25 and his son Ishmael was thirteen;

26 Abraham and his son Ishmael were both circumcised on that same day.

27 And every male in Abraham’s household, including those born in his household or bought from a foreigner, was circumcised with him.

Cross References for Genesis 17:10-27

Galatians 3:28 - There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ ... Click to read the verse Galatians 3:28 Click to read the verse Galatians 3:28

Genesis 17:11 - You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you. Click to read the verse Genesis 17:11 Click to read the verse Genesis 17:11

Luke 1:13 - But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife ... Click to read the verse Luke 1:13 Click to read the verse Luke 1:13

Romans 9:4 - the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, t... Click to read the verse Romans 9:4 Click to read the verse Romans 9:4

Deuteronomy 10:16 - Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-necked any longer. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 10:16 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 10:16

Joshua 5:4 - Now this is why he did so: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of military age—died in ... Click to read the verse Joshua 5:4 Click to read the verse Joshua 5:4

Joshua 5:2 - At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites again.” Click to read the verse Joshua 5:2 Click to read the verse Joshua 5:2

Jeremiah 4:4 - Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, circumcise your hearts, you men of Judah and people of Jerus... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:4 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:4

Deuteronomy 30:6 - The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you m... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 30:6 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 30:6

Genesis 34:15 - We will give our consent to you on one condition only: that you become like us by circumcising ... Click to read the verse Genesis 34:15 Click to read the verse Genesis 34:15

Ephesians 2:11 - One in Christ Therefore, remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth and called “uncir... Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:11 Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:11

Colossians 2:11-12 - In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcis... Click to read the verse Colossians 2:11-12 Click to read the verse Colossians 2:11-12

Galatians 6:12 - Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. ... Click to read the verse Galatians 6:12 Click to read the verse Galatians 6:12

Romans 3:28 - For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law. Click to read the verse Romans 3:28 Click to read the verse Romans 3:28

Romans 4:9-11 - Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We have been sayin... Click to read the verse Romans 4:9-11 Click to read the verse Romans 4:9-11

John 7:22 - Yet, because Moses gave you circumcision (though actually it did not come from Moses, but from ... Click to read the verse John 7:22 Click to read the verse John 7:22

1 Corinthians 7:18-19 - Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 7:18-19 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 7:18-19

Exodus 4:25 - But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin and touched Moses’ feet with it. “S... Click to read the verse Exodus 4:25 Click to read the verse Exodus 4:25

Acts 7:8 - Then he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision. And Abraham became the father of Isaac and c... Click to read the verse Acts 7:8 Click to read the verse Acts 7:8

Exodus 12:48 - “An alien living among you who wants to celebrate the Lord’s Passover must have all the males i... Click to read the verse Exodus 12:48 Click to read the verse Exodus 12:48

Romans 3:30 - since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised th... Click to read the verse Romans 3:30 Click to read the verse Romans 3:30

Romans 3:25 - God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demon... Click to read the verse Romans 3:25 Click to read the verse Romans 3:25

Philippians 3:3 - For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ... Click to read the verse Philippians 3:3 Click to read the verse Philippians 3:3

Romans 2:28-1 - A man is not a Jew if he is only one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. Click to read the verse Romans 2:28-1 Click to read the verse Romans 2:28-1

Jeremiah 9:25-26 - “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in t... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 9:25-26 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 9:25-26

Galatians 5:3-6 - Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the w... Click to read the verse Galatians 5:3-6 Click to read the verse Galatians 5:3-6

Romans 4:10 - Under what circumstances was it credited? Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was no... Click to read the verse Romans 4:10 Click to read the verse Romans 4:10