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He said he had circumcised his own sons – out of anxiety of what another less careful hand might do – and that his second son's procedure was definitely traumatic.

From The Guardian • Aug. 29, 2012

When she said she had circumcised her son, "the women just went ballistic on me", she says.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2012

The year before he had circumcised Ishmael, for God had said: This is the covenant which thou shalt keep between me and thee, and thy seed after thee, that every male shall be circumcised.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max

They found that Paul had circumcised Timothy according to the Law, that Paul had purified himself with four other men in the Temple at Jerusalem, that Paul had shaven his head at Cenchrea.

From Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Graebner, Theodore

Paul defended his action on the ground that he had circumcised Timothy, not from compulsion, but from Christian love, lest the weak in faith should be offended.

From Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Graebner, Theodore