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Wherei there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.

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Rom. 10:12• ¹²For there is no difference of Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich towards all that call upon him. (Rom. 10:12)

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Psa. 117:2• ²For his loving-kindness is great toward us, and the truth of Jehovah endureth for ever. Hallelujah! (Psa. 117:2)

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Isa. 19:23‑25• ²³In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria; and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and Egypt shall serve with Assyria.
²⁴In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth;
²⁵whom Jehovah of hosts will bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance! (Isa. 19:23‑25)

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Isa. 49:6• ⁶--and he saith, It is a small thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel; I have even given thee for a light of the nations, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. (Isa. 49:6)

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Isa. 52:10• ¹⁰Jehovah hath made bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. (Isa. 52:10)

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Isa. 66:18‑22• ¹⁸And I,--their works and their thoughts are before me . … The time cometh for the gathering of all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
¹⁹And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow; to Tubal and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory: and they shall declare my glory among the nations.
²⁰And they shall bring all your brethren out of all the nations as an oblation unto Jehovah, upon horses, and in chariots, and in covered waggons, and upon mules, and upon dromedaries, to my holy mountain, to Jerusalem, saith Jehovah, as the children of Israel bring an oblation in a clean vessel into the house of Jehovah.
²¹And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith Jehovah.
²²For as the new heavens and the new earth which I will make shall remain before me, saith Jehovah, so shall your seed and your name remain. (Isa. 66:18‑22)

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Jer. 16:19• ¹⁹Jehovah, my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of distress, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and they shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited falsehood and vanity; and in these things there is no profit. (Jer. 16:19)

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Hos. 2:23• ²³And I will sow her unto me in the land; and I will have mercy upon Lo-ruhamah; and I will say to Lo-ammi, Thou art my people; and they shall say, My God. (Hos. 2:23)

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Amos 9:12• ¹²that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations upon whom my name is called, saith Jehovah who doeth this. (Amos 9:12)

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Mic. 4:2• ²And many nations shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and Jehovah's word from Jerusalem. (Mic. 4:2)

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Zech. 2:11• ¹¹And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be unto me for a people; and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto thee. (Zech. 2:11)

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Zech. 8:20‑23• ²⁰Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet again shall there come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;
²¹and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to supplicate Jehovah, and to seek Jehovah of hosts: I will go also.
²²And many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek Jehovah of hosts in Jerusalem, and to supplicate Jehovah.
²³Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: In those days shall ten men take hold, out of all languages of the nations, shall even take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you; for we have heard that God is with you. (Zech. 8:20‑23)

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Mal. 1:11• ¹¹For from the rising of the sun even unto its setting my name shall be great among the nations; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure oblation: for my name shall be great among the nations, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 1:11)

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Matt. 12:18‑21• ¹⁸Behold my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, in whom my soul has found its delight. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he shall shew forth judgment to the nations.
¹⁹He shall not strive or cry out, nor shall any one hear his voice in the streets;
²⁰a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, until he bring forth judgment unto victory;
²¹and on his name shall the nations hope. (Matt. 12:18‑21)

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Acts 10:34‑35• ³⁴And Peter opening his mouth said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons,
³⁵but in every nation he that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him. (Acts 10:34‑35)

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Acts 13:46‑48• ⁴⁶And Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly and said, It was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken to you; but, since ye thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn to the nations;
⁴⁷for thus has the Lord enjoined us: I have set thee for a light of the nations, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the end of the earth.
⁴⁸And those of the nations, hearing it, rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord, and believed, as many as were ordained to eternal life. (Acts 13:46‑48)

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Acts 15:17• ¹⁷so that the residue of men may seek out the Lord, and all the nations on whom my name is invoked, saith the Lord, who does these things (Acts 15:17)

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Acts 26:17‑18• ¹⁷taking thee out from among the people, and the nations, to whom *I* send thee,
¹⁸to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me. (Acts 26:17‑18)

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Rom. 3:29• ²⁹Is God the God of Jews only? is he not of the nations also? Yea, of nations also: (Rom. 3:29)

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Rom. 4:10‑11• ¹⁰How then has it been reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
¹¹And he received the sign of circumcision as seal of the righteousness of faith which he had being in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all them that believe being in uncircumcision, that righteousness might be reckoned to them also; (Rom. 4:10‑11)

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Rom. 9:24‑26• ²⁴us, whom he has also called, not only from amongst the Jews, but also from amongst the nations?
²⁵As he says also in Hosea, I will call not-my-people My people; and the-not-beloved Beloved.
²⁶And it shall be, in the place where it was said to them, *Ye* are not my people, there shall they be called Sons of the living God. (Rom. 9:24‑26)

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Rom. 9:30‑31• ³⁰What then shall we say? That they of the nations, who did not follow after righteousness, have attained righteousness, but the righteousness that is on the principle of faith.
³¹But Israel, pursuing after a law of righteousness, has not attained to that law. (Rom. 9:30‑31)

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Rom. 10:12• ¹²For there is no difference of Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich towards all that call upon him. (Rom. 10:12)

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Rom. 15:9‑13• ⁹and that the nations should glorify God for mercy; according as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the nations, and will sing to thy name.
¹⁰And again he says, Rejoice, nations, with his people.
¹¹And again, Praise the Lord, all ye nations, and let all the peoples laud him.
¹²And again, Esaias says, There shall be the root of Jesse, and one that arises, to rule over the nations: in him shall the nations hope.
¹³Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that ye should abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Rom. 15:9‑13)

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1 Cor. 12:13• ¹³For also in the power of one Spirit *we* have all been baptised into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bondmen or free, and have all been given to drink of one Spirit. (1 Cor. 12:13)

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Gal. 3:28• ²⁸There is no Jew nor Greek; there is no bondman nor freeman; there is no male and female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus: (Gal. 3:28)

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Eph. 3:6• ⁶that they who are of the nations should be joint heirs, and a joint body, and joint partakers of his promise in Christ Jesus by the glad tidings; (Eph. 3:6)

circumcision.

1 Cor. 7:19• ¹⁹Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing; but keeping God's commandments. (1 Cor. 7:19)

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Gal. 5:6• ⁶For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision has any force, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love. (Gal. 5:6)

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Gal. 6:15• ¹⁵For in Christ Jesus neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision; but new creation. (Gal. 6:15)

Barbarian.

Acts 28:2,4• ²But the barbarians shewed us no common kindness; for, having kindled a fire, they took us all in because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold.
⁴And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said to one another, This man is certainly a murderer, whom, though saved out of the sea, Nemesis has not allowed to live. (Acts 28:2,4)

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Rom. 1:14• ¹⁴I am a debtor both to Greeks and barbarians, both to wise and unintelligent: (Rom. 1:14)

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1 Cor. 14:11• ¹¹If therefore I do not know the power of the sound, I shall be to him that speaks a barbarian, and he that speaks a barbarian for me. (1 Cor. 14:11)

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1 Cor. 7:21‑22• ²¹Hast thou been called being a bondman, let it not concern thee; but and if thou canst become free, use it rather.
²²For the bondman that is called in the Lord is the Lord's freedman; in like manner also the freeman being called is Christ's bondman. (1 Cor. 7:21‑22)

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Eph. 6:8• ⁸knowing that whatever good each shall do, this he shall receive of the Lord, whether bond or free. (Eph. 6:8)

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Col. 2:10• ¹⁰and ye are complete in him, who is the head of all principality and authority, (Col. 2:10)

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1 Cor. 1:29‑30• ²⁹so that no flesh should boast before God.
³⁰But of him are *ye* in Christ Jesus, who has been made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and holiness, and redemption; (1 Cor. 1:29‑30)

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1 Cor. 3:21‑23• ²¹So that let no one boast in men; for all things are yours.
²²Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things coming, all are yours;
²³and *ye* are Christ's, and Christ is God's. (1 Cor. 3:21‑23)

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Gal. 3:29• ²⁹but if *ye* are of Christ, then ye are Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise. (Gal. 3:29)

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Gal. 6:14• ¹⁴But far be it from me to boast save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world. (Gal. 6:14)

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Phil. 3:7‑9• ⁷but what things were gain to me these I counted, on account of Christ, loss.
⁸But surely I count also all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all, and count them to be filth, that I may gain Christ;
⁹and that I may be found in him, not having my righteousness, which would be on the principle of law, but that which is by faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God through faith, (Phil. 3:7‑9)

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1 John 5:11‑12• ¹¹And this is the witness, that God has given to us eternal life; and this life is in his Son.
¹²He that has the Son has life: he that has not the Son of God has not life. (1 John 5:11‑12)

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2 John 9• ⁹Whosoever goes forward and abides not in the doctrine of the Christ has not God. He that abides in the doctrine, *he* has both the Father and the Son. (2 John 9)

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John 6:56‑57• ⁵⁶He that eats my flesh and drinks my blood dwells in me and I in him.
⁵⁷As the living Father has sent me and I live on account of the Father, *he* also who eats me shall live also on account of me. (John 6:56‑57)

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John 14:23• ²³Jesus answered and said to him, If any one love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our abode with him. (John 14:23)

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John 15:5• ⁵I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abides in me and I in him, *he* bears much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing. (John 15:5)

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John 17:23• ²³I in them and thou in me, that they may be perfected into one and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and that thou hast loved them as thou hast loved me. (John 17:23)

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Rom. 8:10‑11• ¹⁰but if Christ be in you, the body is dead on account of sin, but the Spirit life on account of righteousness.
¹¹But if the Spirit of him that has raised up Jesus from among the dead dwell in you, he that has raised up Christ from among the dead shall quicken your mortal bodies also on account of his Spirit which dwells in you. (Rom. 8:10‑11)

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Gal. 2:20• ²⁰I am crucified with Christ, and no longer live, *I*, but Christ lives in me; but in that I now live in flesh, I live by faith, the faith of the Son of God, who has loved me and given himself for me. (Gal. 2:20)

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Eph. 1:23• ²³which is his body, the fulness of him who fills all in all: (Eph. 1:23)

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Eph. 3:17• ¹⁷that the Christ may dwell, through faith, in your hearts, being rooted and founded in love, (Eph. 3:17)

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1 John 5:20• ²⁰And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding that we should know him that is true; and we are in him that is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. (1 John 5:20)

• there remains but the old man, which we only acknowledge as dead, and the new man. To the latter Christ is all; so that there is none but He whom they see and whom they acknowledge, and He is in all believers. (“Colossians 3” by J.N. Darby)

• Am I entitled, as I look upon Christians henceforth, to see nothing but Christ in any and Christ in every one? Yes, Christ is in all, and Christ is all. (“Colossians 3” by W. Kelly)

• • “Greek nor Jew”—no national distinctions. • “Circumcision nor uncircumcision”—no religious distinctions. • “Barbarian, Scythian”—no intellectual distinctions. • “Bond nor free”—no social distinctions. (“The Believer's Identification With the Death and Resurrection of Christ: Colossians 3:1-11” by B. Anstey)

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wherein there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is everythingf, and in all.

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Lit. "all things," as 1 Cor. 15.28.

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where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bond, free, but Christ the wholea, and in all.

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See note to verse 8.