Romans 3:29
29Or ais God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,Romans 4:11
11 bHe received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was cto make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well,Galatians 3:23
23Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, dimprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed.Galatians 3:28
28 eThere is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave ▼▼Greek bondservant
nor free, gthere is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:11-16
One in Christ
11Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called hthe circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— 12remember ithat you were at that time separated from Christ, jalienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to kthe covenants of promise, lhaving no hope and without God in the world. 13But now in Christ Jesus you who once were mfar off have been brought near nby the blood of Christ. 14For ohe himself is our peace, pwho has made us both one and has broken down qin his flesh the dividing wall of hostility 15by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in rordinances, that he might create in himself one snew man in place of the two, so making peace, 16and might treconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.Ephesians 2:19-22
19So then you are no longer ustrangers and aliens, ▼▼Or sojourners
but you are wfellow citizens with the saints and xmembers of the household of God, 20 ybuilt on the foundation of the zapostles and prophets, aaChrist Jesus himself being abthe cornerstone, 21 acin whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into ada holy temple in the Lord. 22In him aeyou also are being built together afinto a dwelling place for God by ▼▼Or in
the Spirit. Ephesians 3:6
6This mystery is ▼▼The words This mystery is are inferred from verse 4
that the Gentiles are aifellow heirs, ajmembers of the same body, and akpartakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. Colossians 1:27
27 alTo them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are amthe riches of the glory of anthis mystery, which is Christ in you, aothe hope of glory.Colossians 3:11
11 apHere there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, ▼▼Greek bondservant
free; but Christ is arall, and in all.
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