Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God's commands is what counts. — The declaration 'circumcision is nothing' (oudén estin) radically devalues the primary Jewish identity marker. Neither circumcision nor its absence matters; instead, tērēsis entolōn theou (keeping the commandments of God) is the measure of faithfulness. This echoes Gal 5:6 ('neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but faith working through love'). The ethical content of God's will supersedes ritual status.

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