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.