12Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner — even those who are not your offspring.
13Whether they are born in your household or purchased, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant.
— Genesis 17:12-13

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Illustration of Genesis 17:13 NLT & Colossians 2:11-12a GWT

Illustration of Genesis 17:13 NLT & Colossians 2:11-12a GWT -- All must be circumcised. Your bodies will bear the mark of my everlasting covenant. In [Christ] you were circumcised. It was not a circumcision performed by human hands. But it was a removal of the corrupt nature in the circumcision performed by Christ. This happened when you were placed in the tomb with Christ through baptism.