Bible Strands
John 7:22
But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses the Jewish crowd in Jerusalem, responding to their accusation that He violated the Sabbath by healing a man.
The words — διὰ (dia) translates literally as "because of," and περιτομήν (peritomēn) means "circumcision." The text pairs these with οὐχ (ouch), rendered "not," to explicitly correct the assumed origin of the rite.
The thread — The practice originates in Genesis 17:10 as a covenant mark and is timed in Leviticus 12:3 for the eighth day, while Romans 4:9 asks whether the associated blessing extends to the uncircumcised.
Why it lands — The verse establishes that Sabbath rest yields to an older command, forcing the hearers to confront their own inconsistent enforcement of ritual law.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 12:3 And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.
- Genesis 17:10 This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.
- Romans 4:9 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.
- 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.