7:18a Was a man already circumcised when he was called?

⌊For example,⌋ if God calls a man ⌊to become one of his people⌋, and this man ⌊is a Jew and so he⌋ has already been circumcised,
-or-

⌊What I mean is this:⌋ If you are a man who was already circumcised ⌊according to the Jewish custom,⌋ and later God called/chose you ⌊to become a Christian/believer⌋,

7:18b He should not become uncircumcised.

this man does not need to change his body so he no longer is circumcised.
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you should not try to remove the mark/sign of circumcision from your body.
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then I do not want you/him to do anything to change that.

7:18c Was a man still uncircumcised when called?

⌊Another example:⌋ if God calls a man ⌊to become one of his people⌋, and this man ⌊is not a Jew and so he⌋ has not been circumcised,
-or-
Likewise, if you (sing.) are a man who was not circumcised when God called/chose you ⌊to become a Christian/believer⌋,
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Or if you (sing.) had not been circumcised before God called/chose you ⌊to belong to Christ⌋,

7:18d He should not be circumcised.

this man does not need to get circumcised.
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then I do not want you (sing.) to allow people to circumcise you.
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you do not have to ⌊follow the Jewish customs⌋ by getting circumcised ⌊in order to please God⌋.

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