Therefore remember, that you being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
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Epiphanius of Cyprus
AD 403
The phrase “Gentiles in the flesh” contrasts types of realities. The type in the flesh was awaiting the time of the spirit. The less perfect fulfillment of the circumcision is expressed in relation to its more perfect fulfillment. Panarion, ThirtySixth Refutation of Marcion.