Act 15:5, Rom 4:8-12, Gal 5:1-4, Phili 3:2-3, Col 2:8, 11-12, 16 | ESV | STEP | But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up and said , It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses .

Acts 15:5

5 But some believers who belonged to ^athe party of the Pharisees rose up and said, ^b“It is necessary ^cto circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses.”

Romans 4:8-12

8 blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not ^dcount his sin.”
9 Is this blessing then only for ^ethe circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? ^fFor we say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness. 10 How then was it counted to him? Was it before or after he had been circumcised? It was not after, but before he was circumcised. 11 ^gHe received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was ^hto make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, 12 and to make him the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

Galatians 5:1-4

Christ Has Set Us Free

1 For ⁱfreedom Christ has ^jset us free; ^kstand firm therefore, and do not submit again to ^la yoke of ^mslavery.

2 Look: I, Paul, say to you that ⁿif you accept circumcision, ^oChrist will be of no advantage to you. 3 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that ^phe is obligated to keep the whole law. 4 You are ^qsevered from Christ, ^ryou who would be justified ^{▼▼Or counted righteous} by the law; ^tyou have fallen away from grace.

Philippians 3:2-3

2 Look out for ^uthe dogs, look out for ^vthe evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. 3 For ^wwe are the circumcision, ^xwho worship ^yby the Spirit of God ^{▼▼Some manuscripts God in spirit} and ^aaglory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh—

Colossians 2:8

8 See to it that no one takes you captive by ^abphilosophy and ^acempty deceit, according to ^adhuman tradition, according to the ^aeelemental spirits ^{▼▼Or elementary principles; also verse 20} of the world, and not according to Christ.

Colossians 2:11-12

11 In him also ^agyou were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by ^ahputting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, 12 ^aihaving been buried with him in baptism, in which ^ajyou were also raised with him through faith in ^akthe powerful working of God, ^alwho raised him from the dead.

Colossians 2:16

Let No One Disqualify You

16 Therefore let no one ^ampass judgment on you ^anin questions of food and drink, or with regard to ^aoa festival or ^apa new moon or a Sabbath.