¹¹ In union with him you were also circumcised with a circumcision performed without human^[a] hands by stripping off the corrupt nature by the circumcision performed by the Messiah.^{[b] 12} When you were buried with the Messiah^[c] in baptism, you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead. ¹³ Even when you were dead because of your offenses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God^[d] made you alive with him when he forgave us all of our offenses,