Treasury of Scripture Knowledge For which cause be mindful that you, being heretofore gentiles is the flesh, who are called uncircumcision by that which is called circumcision in the flesh, made by hands: remember. Ephesians 5:8 For you were heretofore darkness, but now light in the Lord. Walk then as children of the light. Deuteronomy 5:15 Remember that thou also didst serve in Egypt, and the Lord thy God brought thee out from thence with a strong hand, and a stretched out arm. Therefore hath he commanded thee that thou shouldst observe the sabbath day. Deuteronomy 8:2 And thou shalt remember all the way through which the Lord thy God hath brought thee for forty years through the desert, to afflict thee and to prove thee, and that the things that were known in thy heart might be made known, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments or no. Deuteronomy 9:7 Remember, and forget not how thou provokedst the Lord thy God to wrath in the wilderness. From the day that thou camest out of Egypt unto this place, thou hast always strove against the Lord. Deuteronomy 15:15 Remember that thou also wast a bondservant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God made thee free, and therefore I now command thee this. Deuteronomy 16:12 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a servant in Egypt: and thou shalt keep and do the things that are commanded. Isaiah 51:1,2 Give ear to me, you that follow that which is just, and you that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence you are hewn, and to the hole of the pit from which you are dug out. . . . Ezekiel 16:61-63 And thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed: when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thy elder and thy younger: and I will give them to thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant. . . . Ezekiel 20:43 And there you shall remember your ways, and all your wicked doings with which you have been defiled; and you shall be displeased with yourselves in your own sight, for all your wicked deeds which you committed. Ezekiel 36:31 And you shall remember your wicked ways, and your doings that were not good: and your iniquities, and your wicked deeds shall displease you. 1 Corinthians 6:11 And such some of you were. But you are washed: but you are sanctified: but you are justified: in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of our God. 1 Corinthians 12:2 You know that when you were heathens, you went to dumb idols, according as you were led. Galatians 4:8,9 But then indeed, not knowing God, you served them who, by nature, are not gods. . . . Gentiles. Romans 2:29 But he is a Jew that is one inwardly and the circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter: whose praise is not of men, but of God. Galatians 2:15 We by nature are Jews: and not of the Gentiles, sinners. Galatians 6:12 For as many as desire to please in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer the persecution of the cross of Christ. Colossians 1:21 And you, whereas you were some time alienated and enemies in mind in evil works: Colossians 2:13 And you, when you were dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he hath quickened together with him, forgiving you all offences: Uncircumcision. 1 Samuel 17:26,36 And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying: What shall be given to the man that shall kill this Philistine, and shall take away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? . . . Jeremiah 9:25,26 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, and I will visit upon every one that hath the foreskin circumcised. . . . Philippians 3:3 For we are the circumcision, who in spirit serve God and glory in Christ Jesus, not having confidence in the flesh. Colossians 3:11 Where there is neither Gentile nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian nor Scythian, bond nor free. But Christ is all and in all. made. Colossians 2:11 In whom also you are circumcised with circumcision not made by hand in despoiling of the body of the flesh: but in the circumcision of Christ. Context One in Christ10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus in good works, which God hath prepared that we should walk in them. 11For which cause be mindful that you, being heretofore gentiles is the flesh, who are called uncircumcision by that which is called circumcision in the flesh, made by hands: 12That you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the conversation of Israel and strangers to the testament, having no hope of the promise and without God in this world.… Cross References Romans 2:26 If then, the uncircumcised keep the justices of the law, shall not this uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? Romans 2:27 And shall not that which by nature is uncircumcision, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of the law? Romans 2:28 For it is not he is a Jew, who is so outwardly: nor is that circumcision which is outwardly in the flesh. Romans 11:17 And if some of the branches be broken and thou, being a wild olive, art ingrafted in them and art made partaker of the root and of the fatness of the olive tree: 1 Corinthians 12:2 You know that when you were heathens, you went to dumb idols, according as you were led. Ephesians 2:2 Wherein in time past you walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of this air, of the spirit that now worketh on the children of unbelief: Ephesians 5:8 For you were heretofore darkness, but now light in the Lord. Walk then as children of the light. Colossians 2:11 In whom also you are circumcised with circumcision not made by hand in despoiling of the body of the flesh: but in the circumcision of Christ. Lexicon ThereforeΔιὸ (Dio) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1352: Wherefore, on which account, therefore. From dia and hos; through which thing, i.e. Consequently. remember μνημονεύετε (mnēmoneuete) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 3421: From a derivative of mneme; to exercise memory, i.e. Recollect; by implication, to punish; also to rehearse. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. formerly ποτὲ (pote) Adverb Strong's Greek 4218: At one time or other, at some time, formerly. From the base of pou and te; indefinite adverb, at some time, ever. you ὑμεῖς (hymeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. who [are] τὰ (ta) Article - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Gentiles ἔθνη (ethnē) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 1484: Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] flesh σαρκί (sarki) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 4561: Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. [and] called λεγόμενοι (legomenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. uncircumcised ἀκροβυστία (akrobystia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 203: From akron and probably a modified form of posthe; the prepuce; by implication, an uncircumcised state or person. by ὑπὸ (hypo) Preposition Strong's Greek 5259: A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when). the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. so-called λεγομένης (legomenēs) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. circumcision περιτομῆς (peritomēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 4061: Circumcision. From peritemno; circumcision. ({that done} in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] body σαρκὶ (sarki) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 4561: Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. by human hands)— χειροποιήτου (cheiropoiētou) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 5499: Done or made with hands, artificial. From cheir and a derivative of poieo; manufactured, i.e. Of human construction. Additional Translations Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)— Therefore remember that formerly you--the Gentiles in the flesh, the ones being called the uncircumcision by that being called the circumcision, made by hands in the flesh-- Why remember, that you being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; Wherefore remember, that once ye, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called Circumcision, in the flesh, made by hands; Wherefore remember that ye, once nations in [the] flesh, who [are] called uncircumcision by that called circumcision in [the] flesh done with the hand; Wherefore remember, that aforetime ye, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called Circumcision, in the flesh, made by hands; Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; Therefore, do not forget that formerly you were Gentiles as to your bodily condition. You were called the Uncircumcision by those who style themselves the Circumcised--their circumcision being one which the knife has effected. Therefore remember that once you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called "uncircumcision" by that which is called "circumcision," (in the flesh, made by hands); Wherefore, remember, that ye were once the nations in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that called Circumcision in the flesh made by hands, Jump to Previous Birth Bodily Body Circumcised Circumcision Condition Effected Flesh Forget Formerly Gentiles Hands Human Knife Nations Once Outside Past Performed Reason Remember So-Called Style Themselves Time Uncircumcised Uncircumcision WhereforeJump to Next Birth Bodily Body Circumcised Circumcision Condition Effected Flesh Forget Formerly Gentiles Hands Human Knife Nations Once Outside Past Performed Reason Remember So-Called Style Themselves Time Uncircumcised Uncircumcision WhereforeExternal Links Ephesians 2:11 NIVEphesians 2:11 NLT Ephesians 2:11 ESV Ephesians 2:11 NASB Ephesians 2:11 ASV Ephesians 2:11 Bible Apps Ephesians 2:11 Biblia Paralela Ephesians 2:11 Chinese Bible Ephesians 2:11 French Bible Ephesians 2:11 German Bible Alphabetical: that and are birth body by call called circumcision done flesh formerly Gentiles hands hands- human in is men of performed remember so-called that the themselvesthe Therefore those uncircumcised Uncircumcision which who you NT Letters: Ephesians 2:11 Therefore remember that once you the Gentiles (Ephes. 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