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. 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.

1 Cor. 7:18
Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.

1 Cor. 7:19
Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.

Gal. 2:7
But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;

Gal. 5:6
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

Gal. 6:15
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.

Eph. 2:11
Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

Col. 2:13
And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

Col. 3:11
Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.