Acts 16:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

Paul wanted him to go with him, and took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places; for they knew that his father was a Greek.

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  • Gal 2:3 : 3 But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:
  • Gal 5:6 : 6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision matters nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
  • Gal 2:8 : 8 (For He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked mightily in me toward the Gentiles:)
  • Gal 5:1-3 : 1 Stand firm therefore in the freedom with which Christ has made us free, and do not become entangled again with the yoke of bondage. 2 Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if you are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. 3 For I testify again to every man who is circumcised, that he is a debtor to keep the whole law.
  • Acts 15:20 : 20 But that we write to them to abstain from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, from things strangled, and from blood.
  • Acts 15:37 : 37 Now Barnabas determined to take with them John, who was called Mark.
  • Acts 15:40 : 40 but Paul chose Silas and departed, being commended by the brethren to the grace of God.
  • 1 Cor 7:19 : 19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, but keeping the commandments of God is what matters.
  • 1 Cor 9:20 : 20 And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win the Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law;

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  • Gal 2:3-4
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    3But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:

    4And that because of false brethren stealthily brought in, who came in secretly to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

  • Acts 16:1-2
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    1Then he came to Derbe and Lystra, and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain woman who was a Jew and believed; but his father was a Greek.

    2He was well spoken of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

  • Gal 6:12-13
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    12As many as desire to make a good appearance in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only to avoid suffering persecution for the cross of Christ.

    13For neither do they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, so that they may boast in your flesh.

  • Acts 16:4
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    4And as they went through the cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, which were ordained by the apostles and elders at Jerusalem.

  • Acts 21:21
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    21And they are informed about you, that you teach all the Jews among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, nor walk according to the customs.

  • Acts 9:30
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    30And when the brothers found out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him out to Tarsus.

  • Acts 15:1-2
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    1And certain men who came down from Judea taught the brethren, and said, Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.

    2When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.

  • Acts 11:2-3
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    2And when Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision argued with him,

    3Saying, You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them.

  • Gal 2:12
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    12For before certain men came from James, he ate with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

  • Gal 2:7-10
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    7But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised was committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter;

    8(For He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked mightily in me toward the Gentiles:)

    9And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

    10They only desired that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do.

  • Acts 21:29
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    29(For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)

  • Acts 18:18-19
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    18And Paul stayed a good while longer, and then took leave of the brethren and sailed to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila, having shaved his head in Cenchrea, for he had taken a vow.

    19And he came to Ephesus and left them there, but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

  • Acts 15:5
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    5But there arose certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

  • Acts 18:3-5
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    3And because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked, for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

    4And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

    5And when Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

  • Acts 18:27
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    27And when he desired to cross into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; and when he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace,

  • Gal 1:15-16
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    15But when it pleased God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me by his grace,

    16To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,

  • Acts 28:17
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    17After three days, Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. When they had come together, he said to them, Men and brethren, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

  • 2 Cor 1:16
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    16And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia to you, and by you to be brought on my way toward Judea.

  • Acts 15:24
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    24Since we have heard that some who went out from us have troubled you with words, unsettling your souls, saying, You must be circumcised and keep the law—to whom we gave no such commandment—

  • 3 John 1:7
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    7Because for His name's sake they went forth, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

  • Rom 2:28-29
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    28For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh:

    29But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

  • Gal 5:3
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    3For I testify again to every man who is circumcised, that he is a debtor to keep the whole law.

  • Acts 14:6
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    6They became aware of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding region,

  • Phil 3:5
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    5Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee;

  • Acts 17:1
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    1Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews:

  • Acts 21:12
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    12And when we heard these things, both we and those of that place pleaded with him not to go to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 20:2
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    2And when he had gone through those regions and given them much encouragement, he came to Greece,

  • Acts 14:1
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    1And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went together into the synagogue of the Jews, and spoke in such a way that a great multitude of both Jews and Greeks believed.

  • Phil 3:3
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    3For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

  • Eph 3:1
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    1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles,

  • Acts 15:19
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    19Therefore, my judgment is that we should not trouble those who from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

  • Acts 22:19
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    19And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.

  • Phlm 1:13
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    13Whom I wished to keep with me, so that he might minister to me in your place in my chains for the gospel:

  • Rom 15:8
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    8Now I say that Jesus Christ was a servant to the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers:

  • Gal 2:14
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    14But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews?

  • Phil 2:22
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    22But you know his proven character, that, as a son with his father, he has served with me in the gospel.

  • Acts 16:10
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    10After he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavored to go into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.