- not in circumcision:
- "Faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness," at least 14 years before he was circumcised; the former having taken place some time before Ishmael's birth, at which time he was 86 years old, and the other when Ishmael was 13 years of age, and Abraham 99. "And he brought him forthª°¹ abroad,ª and said,ª° Lookª° now¹ toward heaven,ª and tellª° the stars,ª if¹ thou be ableª° to numberª° them: and he saidª° unto him, Soª shall thy seedª be.¹ ... And he believedª° in the LORD;ª and he countedª° it to him for righteousness.ª" {Gen 15:5-6} + "But in the fourthª generationª they shall come hither² again:ª°¹ for¹ the iniquityª of the Amoritesª [is] not¹ yetª¹ full.ª" {Gen 15:16} + "Now Saraiª Abram'sª wifeª bare²° him no² children:ª°¹ and she had an handmaid,ª an Egyptian,ª whose nameª [was] Hagar.ª ... And Saraiª Abram'sª wifeª tookª°¹ Hagarª her maidª the Egyptian,ª afterª¹ Abramª had dweltª° tenª yearsª in the landª of Canaan,ª and gaveª° her to her husbandª Abramª to be his wife.ª" {Gen 16:1-3} + "And when Abramª was¹ ninetyª² yearsª oldª and nine,ª the LORDª appearedª° to¹ Abram,ª and saidª° unto¹ him, I¹ [am] the Almightyª God;ª walkª° before¹ me,² and be¹ thou perfect.ª" {Gen 17:1} + "This¹ [is] my covenant,ª which¹ ye shall keep,ª° between¹ me and you and thy seedª after¹ thee;² Every¹ man childª among you shall be circumcised.ª°" {Gen 17:10} + "And Abrahamª tookª°¹ Ishmaelª his son,ª and all¹ that were bornª in his house,ª and all¹ that were boughtª with his money,ª every¹ maleª among the men²¹ of Abraham'sª house;ª and circumcisedª°¹ the fleshª of their foreskinª in the selfsameª¹ day,ª as¹ Godª had saidª° unto¹ him. ... And all¹ the men²¹ of his house,ª bornª in the house,ª and boughtª with moneyª of¹¹ the stranger,ªª were circumcisedª° with¹ him." {Gen 17:23-27} + "Is²° any manª calledª° being circumcised?ª° let him²° notª become uncircumcised.ª° Is²° anyª calledª° inª uncircumcision?ª let him²° notª be circumcised.ª° ... Circumcisionª isª° nothing,ª andª uncircumcisionª isª° nothing,ª butª the keepingª of the commandmentsª of God.ª" {1Co 7:18-19} + "Forª inª Jesusª Christª neitherª circumcisionª availethª° any thing,ª norª uncircumcision;ª butª faithª which workethª° byª love.ª" {Gal 5:6} + "Forª inª Christª Jesusª neitherª circumcisionª availethª° any thing,ª norª uncircumcision,ª butª a newª creature.ª" {Gal 6:15}
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