In particular, the legalists were insisting that the new believers in Christ should continue to be circumcised according to the requirements of the Old Covenant (Genesis 17:10-12; Leviticus 12:3).
Ipinagpilitan ng mga legalista na dapat na magpatuli ang mga bagong mananampalataya ayon sa itinatadhana ng Lumang Tipan (Genesis 17:10-12; Levitico 12:3).