Ephesians 2:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Don't forget that you are Gentiles. In fact, you used to be called “uncircumcised” by those who take pride in being circumcised.

Cross References

Ezekiel 20:43

Then you will remember your wicked sins, and you will hate yourselves for doing such horrible things. They have made you unacceptable to me,

Ezekiel 36:31

You will remember your evil ways and hate yourselves for what you've done.

Matthew 20:7

“Because no one has hired us,” they answered. Then he told them to go and work in his vineyard.

Romans 11:17

You Gentiles are like branches of a wild olive tree that were made to be part of a cultivated olive tree. You have taken the place of some branches that were cut away from it. And because of this, you enjoy the blessings that come from being part of that cultivated tree.

Romans 2:26

In fact, if they obey the Law, they are as good as anyone who is circumcised.

Romans 2:27

So everyone who obeys the Law, but has never been circumcised, will condemn you. Even though you are circumcised and have the Law, you still don't obey its teachings.

1 Corinthians 12:2

I want you to remember that before you became followers of the Lord, you were led in all the wrong ways by idols that cannot even talk.

1 Corinthians 6:11

Some of you used to be like that. But now the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and the power of God's Spirit have washed you and made you holy and acceptable to God.

Galatians 2:15

We are Jews by birth and are not sinners like Gentiles.

Galatians 6:12

Those people who are telling you to get circumcised are only trying to show how important they are. And they don't want to get into trouble for preaching about the cross of Christ.

Ephesians 2:2

You followed the ways of this world and obeyed the devil. He rules the world, and his spirit has power over everyone who doesn't obey God.

Ephesians 5:8

You used to be like people living in the dark, but now you are people of the light because you belong to the Lord. So act like people of the light

Deuteronomy 15:15

I am commanding you to obey the LORD as a reminder that you were slaves in Egypt before he set you free.

Deuteronomy 16:12

Remember that you used to be slaves in Egypt, so obey these laws.

Deuteronomy 5:15

This special day of rest will remind you that I reached out my mighty arm and rescued you from slavery in Egypt.

Deuteronomy 8:2

Don't forget how the LORD your God has led you through the desert for the past forty years. He wanted to find out if you were truly willing to obey him and depend on him,

Deuteronomy 9:7

Don't ever forget how you kept rebelling and making the LORD angry the whole time you were in the desert. You rebelled from the day you left Egypt until the day you arrived here.

Philippians 3:3

But we are the ones who are truly circumcised, because we worship by the power of God's Spirit and take pride in Christ Jesus. We don't boast about what we have done,

Colossians 1:21

You used to be far from God. Your thoughts made you his enemies, and you did evil things.

Colossians 2:11

Christ has also taken away your selfish desires, just as circumcision removes flesh from the body.

Colossians 2:13

You were dead, because you were sinful and were not God's people. But God let Christ make you alive, when he forgave all our sins.

Colossians 3:11

It doesn't matter if you are a Greek or a Jew, or if you are circumcised or not. You may even be a barbarian or a Scythian, and you may be a slave or a free person. Yet Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.

1 Samuel 17:26

David asked some soldiers standing nearby, “What will a man get for killing this Philistine and stopping him from insulting our people? Who does that worthless Philistine think he is? He's making fun of the army of the living God!”

1 Samuel 17:36

Sir, I have killed lions and bears that way, and I can kill this worthless Philistine. He shouldn't have made fun of the army of the living God!