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Saint Paul Writing His Epistles, Valentin de Boulogne

Romans 2:25

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Romans 2:25 (WEB)

For circumcision indeed profits, if you are a doer of the law, but if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

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Augustine of Hippo

  • “That is, let him not so live, as though he had become uncircumcised, and covered that which he had laid bare: as in another place he saith, “Thy circumcision is become uncircumcision.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 25

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  • “How can a man become uncircumcised after circumcision? but let him not do so, saith he: let him not so live as if he had become uncircumcised, that is, as if he had covered again with flesh the part that was bared, and ceased to be a Jew; as in another place he saith, “Thy circumcision is become uncircumcision.”” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 25

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Gregory of Nazianzus

  • “He gives laws for slaves and masters, rulers and ruled, husbands and wives, parents and children, marriage and celibacy, self-discipline and indulgence, wisdom and ignorance, circumcision and uncircumcision, Christ and the world, the flesh and the spirit.” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 25, 29.

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Leo the Great

Clement of Alexandria

  • “To illustrate: the noble apostle circumcised Timothy, though loudly declaring and writing that circumcision made with hands profits nothing.” — editor's note: Rom. ii. 25; Eph. ii. 11. [Plainly, he introduces this example of an apparent inconsistency, because only so far he supposes the Gnostic may allow himself,…

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  • Romans 2:25 and James 4:11 share the same wording (11 words).

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