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John 7:23

Moses

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

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

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.”

25 Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

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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
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?
KJV
If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
WEB
If a boy receives circumcision on the Sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because I made a man completely healthy on the Sabbath?
ASV
If a man receiveth circumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken; are ye wroth with me, because I made a man every whit whole on the sabbath?
DARBY
If a man receives circumcision on sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be violated, are ye angry with me because I have made a man entirely sound on sabbath?
BLB
If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses might not be broken, are you⁺ angry with Me because I made the whole man sound on the Sabbath?
ÅB
når nå et menneske blir omskåret på sabbaten, for at Mose lov ikke skal brytes, harmes dere da på meg fordi jeg har gjort et helt menneske friskt på sabbaten?
OTB
Hvis en gutt blir omskåret på sabbaten for at Mose lov ikke skal brytes, hvorfor er dere sinte på meg fordi jeg helbredet en manns hele kropp på sabbaten?
B1930
når nu et menneske blir omskåret på sabbaten, forat Mose lov ikke skal brytes, harmes I da på mig fordi jeg har gjort et helt menneske friskt på sabbaten?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • John 5:14–16

    Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”

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  • Matthew 12:2

    When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”

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  • Matthew 12:5

    Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

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  • John 5:8–9

    Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”

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