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John 7:22

Moses

20 “You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”

21 Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed.

But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)

23 If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?

24 Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)
KJV
Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.
WEB
Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a boy.
ASV
Moses hath given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man.
DARBY
Therefore Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers), and ye circumcise a man on sabbath.
BLB
Because of this Moses has given to you⁺ the circumcision—not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers—and on the Sabbath you⁺ circumcise a man.
ÅB
Moses har gitt dere omskjærelsen - ikke så at den er fra Moses, men fra fedrene - og dere omskjærer et menneske på sabbaten;
OTB
Likevel, fordi Moses ga dere omskjærelsen (ikke at den er fra Moses, men fra patriarkene), omskjærer dere en gutt på sabbaten.
B1930
Moses har gitt eder omskjærelsen - ikke så at den er fra Moses, men fra fedrene - og I omskjærer et menneske på sabbaten;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 12:3

    And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.

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  • Genesis 17:10–14

    This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.

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  • Romans 4:9–11

    Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.

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  • Galatians 3:17

    What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.

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