And he became the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith our father Abraham had while he was still uncircumcised.
I urged Titus to go, and I sent the brother with him. Titus didn’t take advantage of you, did he? Didn’t we walk in the same spirit and in the same footsteps?
And don’t presume to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our father.” For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
‘Son of man, those who live in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, “Abraham was only one person, yet he received possession of the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.”
And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith , while still uncircumcised. This was to make him the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, so that righteousness may be credited to them also.
For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would inherit the world was not through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.