Abraham Quote by Jim Gaffigan

And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male…

— Bible

“That is why physical circumcision could never be seen as an end in itself, not even in the Old Testament. It symbolized something deeper:…

— D.A. Carson

And as the circumcised in the flesh, and not in the heart, have no part in God's good promises; even so they that be…

— William Tyndale

“In the ancient Near East, circumcision was practiced by most of the nations. Here God radically changes, for his own people, the meaning of…

— Craig G. Bartholomew

“that man was not justified by these things, but that they were given as a sign to the people, this fact shows,—that Abraham himself,…

— The Church Fathers

“A woman used to perform circumcision in Medina. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to her: Do not cut severely as that is…

— Atiyyah al-Ansariyyah

Circumcision , that's all I've ever talked about.

— Jacques Derrida

“Nor shall any partake of the benefit of Christ's sacrifice, or feast upon it, who are not first circumcised in heart, Col. 2:11.”

— Matthew Henry

You know what circumcision is, Private?

— Bernard Cornwell

Without this heart attitude it is exceedingly difficult for us to accept the circumcision of the flesh. Every affection, desire, thought, knowledge, intent, worship,…

— Watchman Nee

When they circumcised Herbert Samuel they threw away the wrong bit

— David Lloyd George

Male circumcision has been practiced for thousands of years and is a deeply important ceremony for two major religions.

— Brad Sherman