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Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing; but the keeping of the commandments of God.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

But the keeping of the commandments of God (αλλα τηρησις εντολων θεου). Old word in sense of watching (Acts 4:3). Paul…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Circumcision is nothing, etc. It is of no consequence in itself. It is not what God requires now. And the mere external rite can be of no …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing.—Often those who regard some ceremony as unimportant magnify the v…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The apostle’s first application of this principle is to the religio-national distinctions related to being Jews or Gentiles, being circumcised or u…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Circumcision is nothing. While this analogy was suited to the subject at hand, it appears to have been deliberately used in order to incid…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Circumcision is nothing
In the affair of justification before God, and acceptance with him; it cannot make any man righteous i…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The rules of Christianity reach every condition. In every station of life, a person may live so as to be a credit to it. It is the duty of every Ch…

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