Colossians

Colossians 2:11

¹¹In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ^b and not by human hands.

Footnotes

b 2:11 Literally in the cutting away of the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Him	ᾧ	hō	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
you were also circumcised	περιετμήθητε	perietmēthēte	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G4059 I circumcise
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
putting off	ἀπεκδύσει	apekdysei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G555 a putting off, casting off
of	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
sinful nature	σαρκός	sarkos	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4561 flesh, body
with	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
circumcision	περιτομῇ	peritomē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4061 circumcision
by Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
not by human hands	ἀχειροποιήτῳ	acheiropoiētō	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G886 not made by hand, not handmade

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