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On the eighth day, the flesh of the boy’s foreskin shall be circumcised,[a](A)

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  1. 12:3 Circumcision is the sign of the covenant between God and Israel (Gn 17:1–27) and allows full participation in the religious community (Ex 12:43–49; Jos 5:2–10). This command was fulfilled after Jesus’ birth (Lk 2:21).

On the eighth day(A) the boy is to be circumcised.(B)

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It is I, Paul, who am telling you that if you have yourselves circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.(A)

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Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised,(A) Christ will be of no value to you at all.

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