John 7:22

John 7:22 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Yet, because Moses gave you circumcision (though actually it did not come from Moses, but from the patriarchs), you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

Context of John 7:22

20The crowd answered, ‘You have a demon in you! Nobody is trying to kill you!’ 21Jesus replied, ‘I did one miracle on the day of rest, and all of you were surprised. Moses gave you a law that you must circumcise your sons. Your ancestors taught that, even before Moses was born. So you will agree to circumcise a boy, even on the day of rest. 23You will do that so that you obey Moses' law. So you should not be angry with me because I made a man completely well on the day of rest. 24Do not quickly decide whether something is right or wrong just because of what you see. Instead, think about it carefully. Then you will judge in a right way.’

John 7:22 word by word

διὰ τοῦτο Μωϋσῆς δέδωκεν ὑμῖν τὴν περιτομήν, οὐχ ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ Μωϋσέως ἐστὶν ἀλλ᾽ ἐκ τῶν πατέρων, καὶ ἐν σαββάτῳ περιτέμνετε ἄνθρωπον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
• thereforeδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• gaveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• circumcisionὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• circumcisionπεριτομήperitomē · circumcisionG4061
• notοὐou · noG3756
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• it isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• the fathersπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• yeπεριτέμνωperitemnō · to circumciseG4059
• onἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the sabbath dayσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for John 7:22

• Genesis 17:10This is what you and all your descendants must do to obey my covenant: Every male person in your family must be circumcised.
• Leviticus 12:3Eight days after he is born, they must circumcise the boy.
• Romans 4:9God does this for all people, both Jews and Gentiles. All people can be really happy like this, when God accepts them. As we have said, Abraham believed God. As a result, God accepted Abraham as right with him.
• Galatians 3:17What I mean is this: God made an agreement with Abraham. He promised to bless him. Then, 430 years later, God gave his Law to Moses for the Jewish people. But that Law could not take away the authority of God's agreement with Abraham. It could not stop what God had already promised.

Commentaries on John 7:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22But of the fathers - That is, it came from the patriarchs. Circumcision was not, properly speaking, one of the laws of the Mosaic institution, it having been given at first to Abraham, and continued among his posterity till the giving of the law: Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:10, etc. Ye - circumcise a man - That is, a male child: for every male child was circumcised when eight days old; and if the eighth day after its birth happened to be a Sabbath, it was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision - Moses commanded you to circumcise your children, Leviticus 12:3. The word “therefore” in this place - literally “on account of this” - means, “Moses on this account gave you circumcision, not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;” that is, the reason was not that he himself appointed it as a new institution, but he found it already in existence, and incorporated it in his institutions and laws. Not…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-24Verses 14-24 Every faithful minister may humbly adopt Christ's words. His doctrine is not his own finding out, but is from God's word, through the teaching of his Spirit. And amidst the disputes which disturb the world, if any man, of any nation, seeks to do the will of God, he shall know whether the doctrine is of God, or whether men speak of themselves. Only those who hate the truth shall be given up to errors which will be fatal. Surely it was as…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22The law required circumcision on the eighth day (Leviticus 12:3). It allowed a boy to be circumcised even if that day was the Sabbath. Jesus argued in the way many rabbis did. They reasoned from the lesser to the greater. If a smaller religious act, such as circumcision, was allowed on the Sabbath, then a greater act, such as making a whole person well, should also be allowed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2421-24. I have done one work, &c.--Taking no notice of the popular appeal, as there were those there who knew well enough what He meant, He recalls His cure of the impotent man, and the murderous rage it had kindled (Joh 5:9, 16, 18). It may seem strange that He should refer to an event a year and a half old, as if but newly done. But their present attempt "to kill Him" brought up the past scene vividly, not only to Him, but without doubt to them, too, if…Read the comment

Topics related to John 7:22

• Circumcision
• Inconsistency
• Jesus, the Christ
• Sabbath
• Temple

In the dictionaries

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• Law in the New Testament
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Commentaries on John 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings