³ and Joshua maketh for him knives of flint, and circumciseth the sons of Israel at the height of the foreskins.

²³ And Abraham taketh Ishmael his son, and all those born in his house, and all those bought with his money -- every male among the men of Abraham's house -- and circumciseth the flesh of their foreskin, in this self-same day, as God hath spoken with him.

²⁴ And Abraham `is' a son of ninety and nine years in the flesh of his foreskin being circumcised;

²⁵ and Ishmael his son `is' a son of thirteen years in the flesh of his foreskin being circumcised;

²⁶ in this self-same day hath Abraham been circumcised, and Ishmael his son;

²⁷ and all the men of his house -- born in the house, and bought with money from the son of a stranger -- have been circumcised with him.

²⁴ Then said Jesus to his disciples, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me,