1 Corinthians 7:18

The Passion Translation

If when you were called to follow Jesus you were circumcised, it would be futile to try to undo the circumcision. And if you were called while yet uncircumcised, there is no need to be circumcised.

Cross References

Acts 15:19

“So, in my judgment, we should not add any unnecessary burden upon the non-Jewish converts who are turning to God.

Acts 15:24

“We are aware that some have come to you from the church of Jerusalem. These men were not sent by us, but came with false teachings that have brought confusion and division, telling you to keep the law and be circumcised—things we never commanded them to teach.

Acts 15:28

“For it pleases the Holy Spirit and us that we not place any unnecessary burden on you, except for the following restrictions:

Acts 15:5

But some of the believers who were of the religious group called “separated ones” were insistent, saying, “We must continue the custom of circumcision and require that the people keep the law of Moses.”

Acts 21:21

But they’ve heard a rumor that you’ve been instructing the Jews everywhere to abandon Moses by telling them they don’t need to circumcise their children or keep our Jewish customs.

Colossians 3:11

In this new creation life, your nationality makes no difference, nor your ethnicity, education, nor economic status—they matter nothing. For it is Christ that means everything as he lives in every one of us!