For we are the circumcision,(A) the ones who serve by the Spirit(B) of God, boast in Christ Jesus,(C) and do not put confidence in the flesh—

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For it is we who are the circumcision,(A) we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus,(B) and who put no confidence in the flesh—

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11 You were also circumcised in Him with a circumcision not done with hands, by putting off the body of flesh,(A) in the circumcision of the Messiah.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:11 = His death

11 In him you were also circumcised(A) with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh[a](B) was put off when you were circumcised by[b] Christ,

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:11 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 13.
  2. Colossians 2:11 Or put off in the circumcision of