Tertullian Against Marcion Book V He therefore made some concession, as was necessary, for a time; and this was the reason why he had Timothy circumcised,[98] Tertullian On Monogamy (conversion to) the faith, he would have done (it), just as (he did) the other (actions) which he did adversely to the (strict) letter of his own rule, to suit the circumstances. of the times: circumcising Timotheus[97] Origen Commentary on John Book X or when he circumcises Timothy,[19]