Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'circumcision' occurs 40 times in the standard works.

22 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'circumcision' in the standard works and contain 55% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 9 minutes to read the entire list.

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Rom. 2:25-3:1 (7 in 6 verses)

Rom. 4:9-12 (6 in 4 verses)

Gal. 2:7-9 (3 in 3 verses)

Col. 2:11 (2 in 1 verse)

John 7:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 74:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 1 0 1
NT 35 16 51
John 2 0 2
Acts 3 0 3
Rom. 15 8 23
1 Cor. 1 2 3
Gal. 7 3 10
Eph. 1 1 2
Philip. 1 0 1
Col. 4 2 6
Titus 1 0 1
BM 1 0 1
DC 3 0 3
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 40 16 56

Rom. 2:25
For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.

Rom. 2:26
Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

Rom. 2:27
And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?

Rom. 2:28
For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

Rom. 2:29
But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

Rom. 3:1
What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?

Rom. 3:30
Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

Rom. 4:9
Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

Rom. 4:10
How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

Rom. 4:11
And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

Rom. 4:12
And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised.

Rom. 15:8
Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: