Jeremiah 9:26
26 aEgypt, Judah, Edom, the sons of Ammon, Moab, and ball who dwell in the desert who cut the corners of their hair, for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are cuncircumcised in heart.”Romans 4:10-12
10How 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 dHe received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was eto make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well, 12and 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.1 Peter 3:21
21Baptism, which corresponds to this, fnow saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but gas an appeal to God for a good conscience, hthrough the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
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