28 For (A)he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh;

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28 A person is not a Jew who is one only outwardly,(A) nor is circumcision merely outward and physical.(B)

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Not Legalism but Christ

11 In Him you were also (A)circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by (B)putting off the body [a]of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ,

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 2:11 NU omits of the sins

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