1 CORINTHIANS 7:19 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.”
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.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 7:19
And again, “Only as God has distributed to each man, as the Lord has called each, so let him walk. Was any one called being circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Was any called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised. Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing; but the keeping of the commandments of God. Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called. Were you called, being a slave? Care not for it.” These things contribute nothing unto…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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