Ephesians 2:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Therefore, remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh—who are called 'the uncircumcision' by those who are called 'the circumcision,' which is done in the flesh by human hands—

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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;

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Therefore, remember that you being in times past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Wherefore{G1352} remember,{G3421} that{G3754} once{G4218} ye,{G5210} the Gentiles{G1484} in{G1722} the flesh,{G4561} who are{G3588} called{G3004} Uncircumcision{G203} by{G5259} that which is{G3588} called{G3004} Circumcision,{G4061} in{G1722} the flesh,{G4561} made by hands;{G5499}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Wherefore{G1352} remember{G3421}{(G5720)}, that{G3754} ye{G5210} being in time past{G4218} Gentiles{G1484} in{G1722} the flesh{G4561}, who{G3588} are called{G3004}{(G5746)} Uncircumcision{G203} by{G5259} that which{G3588} is called{G3004}{(G5746)} the Circumcision{G4061} in{G1722} the flesh{G4561} made by hands{G5499};

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Wherfore remeber yt ye beynge in tyme passed getyls in ye flesshe and were called vncircucision to the which are called circucisio in the flesshe which circucision is made by hondes:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Wherfore remebre, that ye (which afore tyme were Gentyles after the flesh, and were called vn circumcision, of the that are called circumcision after the flesh, which circumcision is made with the hande)

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Wherefore remember that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, and called vncircumcision of them, which are called circumcision in the flesh, made with hands,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Wherfore, remember that ye being in tyme passed gentiles in the flesshe, called vncircumcision of that which is called circumcision in the flesshe, made by handes:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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);

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For this reason keep it in mind that in the past you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are looked on as being outside the circumcision by those who have circumcision, in the flesh, made by hands;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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);

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    New Life Corporately Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh– who are called“uncircumcision” by the so-called“circumcision” that is performed on the body by human hands–

Referenced Verses

  • Col 2:11 : 11 In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not done by hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, through the circumcision of Christ.
  • Col 2:13 : 13 And when you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ, forgiving us all our trespasses.
  • 1 Cor 12:2 : 2 You know that when you were Gentiles, you were led to speechless idols, however you were led.
  • Col 3:11 : 11 Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and in all.
  • Col 1:21 : 21 And you, who were once alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil deeds,
  • Ezek 36:31 : 31 You will remember your evil ways and your wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your sins and detestable practices.
  • Rom 2:28-29 : 28 For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. 29 But a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. Such a person’s praise is not from people, but from God.
  • 1 Cor 6:11 : 11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
  • Gal 2:15 : 15 We are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners,
  • Gal 4:8-9 : 8 But in the past, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those who by nature are not gods. 9 But now, having come to know God—or rather, having been known by God—how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles, whose slaves you want to be once more?
  • Gal 6:12 : 12 Those who want to make a good impression in the flesh are the ones compelling you to be circumcised—only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
  • Eph 5:8 : 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.
  • Phil 3:3 : 3 For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, glory in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh.
  • Deut 5:15 : 15 Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore, the LORD your God has commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
  • Deut 8:2 : 2 Remember the entire journey the Lord your God has led you on these forty years in the wilderness, to humble and test you in order to know what is in your heart—whether or not you would keep His commandments.
  • Deut 9:7 : 7 Remember and do not forget how you provoked the LORD your God to anger in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you arrived at this place, you have been rebellious against the LORD.
  • Deut 15:15 : 15 Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you. That is why I am giving you this command today.
  • Deut 16:12 : 12 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and carefully follow these decrees.
  • 1 Sam 17:26 : 26 David said to the men standing with him, 'What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?'
  • Isa 51:1-2 : 1 Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were dug. 2 Look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave birth to you. When I called him, he was one person, and I blessed him and made him many.
  • Jer 9:25-25 : 25 Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and all who live in the wilderness and shave the edges of their hair, for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.
  • Ezek 16:61-63 : 61 Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed, when you receive your older and younger sisters. I will give them to you as daughters, but not because of your covenant. 62 I will establish my covenant with you, and you will know that I am the LORD. 63 So that you may remember and be ashamed, and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, when I forgive you for all you have done, declares the Lord GOD.
  • Ezek 20:43 : 43 There you will remember your ways and all your deeds by which you defiled yourselves, and you will loathe yourselves for all the evil you have done.
  • 1 Sam 17:36 : 36 'Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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    10 And you have been made complete in him, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

    11 In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not done by hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, through the circumcision of Christ.

    12 Having been buried with him in baptism, you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

    13 And when you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ, forgiving us all our trespasses.

    14 He erased the legal debt that stood against us with its decrees. He took it away, nailing it to the cross.

  • Eph 2:12-13
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    12 were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

    13 But now in Christ Jesus, you who were once far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

  • Eph 2:9-10
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    9 not by works, so that no one can boast.

    10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we might walk in them.

  • Rom 2:24-29
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    24 For as it is written, 'The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.'

    25 Circumcision indeed has value if you obey the law, but if you are a lawbreaker, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

    26 So, if those who are uncircumcised keep the righteous requirements of the law, will their uncircumcision not be regarded as circumcision?

    27 The one who is not physically circumcised but keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.

    28 For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical.

    29 But a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. Such a person’s praise is not from people, but from God.

  • 1 Cor 7:18-19
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    73%

    18 Was anyone called after being circumcised? Let him not undo his circumcision. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised.

    19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what matters.

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    17 Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their minds.

  • Col 3:10-11
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    10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its Creator.

    11 Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and in all.

  • Phil 3:3
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    3 For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, glory in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh.

  • Gal 2:15
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    15 We are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners,

  • Eph 2:1-3
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    1 And you were dead in your transgressions and sins.

    2 In which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit now at work in those who are disobedient.

    3 Among them we all also once lived in the desires of our flesh, carrying out the inclinations of the flesh and of the mind, and we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.

  • Gal 2:7-8
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    7 On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter was to the circumcised—

    8 (For He who worked through Peter for his apostleship to the circumcised also worked through me for mine to the Gentiles)—

  • Gal 6:15
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    15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but what matters is a new creation.

  • Col 3:7
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    7 You also once walked in these ways, when you were living in them.

  • Gal 6:12-13
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    12 Those who want to make a good impression in the flesh are the ones compelling you to be circumcised—only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

    13 For even those who are circumcised do not keep the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so they can boast about your flesh.

  • Rom 4:10-12
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    10 How then was it credited? Was it while he was circumcised or uncircumcised? It was not while he was circumcised, but while he was uncircumcised.

    11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness might also be credited to them,

    12 and to be the father of the circumcised who are not only circumcised but also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

  • Gen 17:11
    70%

    11 You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and it will be the sign of the covenant between Me and you.

  • Eph 2:19
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    19 So then, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God's household,

  • Gal 2:3
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    3 Yet not even Titus, who was with me, though he was Greek, was forced to be circumcised.

  • Eph 3:5-6
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    5 which in past generations was not made known to the sons of men as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.

    6 This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

  • 1 Cor 12:2
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    2 You know that when you were Gentiles, you were led to speechless idols, however you were led.

  • 1 Pet 2:10
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    10 Once, you were not a people, but now you are God's people. Once, you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

  • Col 1:21-22
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    21 And you, who were once alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil deeds,

    22 He has now reconciled in His physical body through death to present you holy, blameless, and above reproach before Him—

  • Rom 3:30
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    30 Since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through the same faith.

  • Gal 5:6
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    6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight, but faith working through love does.

  • Gal 4:8
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    8 But in the past, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those who by nature are not gods.

  • 1 Cor 6:11
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    11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

  • Gal 5:2
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    2 Listen! I, Paul, say to you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.

  • Rom 2:14
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    14 For when the Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things required by the law, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law.

  • Col 2:20
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    20 If you died with Christ to the elemental principles of the world, why, as though still living in the world, do you submit to its decrees?