Genesis 17:12-13

¹²Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner — even those who are not your offspring.

¹³Whether they are born in your household or purchased, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant.

— Genesis 17:12-13

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God Has Always Marked His People

Illustration of Genesis 17:13 NLT & Colossians 2:11-12a GWT

Illustration of Genesis 17:13 NLT & Colossians 2:11-12a GWT -- All must be circumcised. Your bodies will bear the mark of my everlasting covenant. In [Christ] you were circumcised. It was not a circumcision performed by human hands. But it was a removal of the corrupt nature in the circumcision performed by Christ. This happened when you were placed in the tomb with Christ through baptism.

Cross References for Genesis 17:12-13

• Leviticus 12:3
• Luke 2:21
• Luke 1:59
• Philippians 3:5
• Exodus 12:44
• Exodus 12:48-49
• Nehemiah 5:8
• Genesis 37:36
• Genesis 39:1
• Genesis 17:23

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