Colossians 2

11 In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh*2:11 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 13. was put off when you were circumcised by*2:11 Or put off in the circumcision of Christ,