²⁴ And the Lord commanded us to ^[a]observe all these ^[b]statutes, ^(A)to fear the Lord our God, ^(B)for our good always, that ^(C)He might preserve us alive, as it is ^[c]this day.

¹⁶ Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your ^(A)heart, and be ^(B)stiff-necked^[a] no longer.