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(Actually, this tradition of circumcision began with the patriarchs, long before the law of Moses.) <a href="/esv/john/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> Moses gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. <a href="/bsb/john/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) <a href="/blb/john/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Because of the fact that Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers) also on the Sabbath you circumcise a man. <a href="/kjv/john/7.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/john/7.htm">New King James Version</a> Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. <a href="/nasb_/john/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For this reason Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and even on a Sabbath you circumcise a man. <a href="/nasb/john/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220For this reason Moses has given you circumcision (not because it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man. <a href="/nasb77/john/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “On this account Moses has given you circumcision (not because it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man. <a href="/lsb/john/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For this reason Moses has given you circumcision (not because it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man. <a href="/amp/john/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For this reason Moses has given you [God’s law regarding] circumcision (not that it originated with Moses, but with the patriarchs) and you circumcise a man [even] on the Sabbath. <a href="/csb/john/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “This is why Moses has given you circumcision —not that it comes from Moses but from the fathers —and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. <a href="/hcsb/john/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220Consider this: Moses has given you circumcision—not that it comes from Moses but from the fathers—and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. <a href="/asv/john/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> Moses hath given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man. <a href="/cev/john/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Moses commanded you to circumcise your sons. But it wasn't really Moses who gave you this command. It was your ancestors, and even on the Sabbath you circumcise your sons <a href="/erv/john/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> For this cause hath Moses given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man. <a href="/gwt/john/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Moses gave you the teaching about circumcision (although it didn't come from Moses but from our ancestors). So you circumcise a male on a day of worship. <a href="/gnt/john/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> Moses ordered you to circumcise your sons (although it was not Moses but your ancestors who started it), and so you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath. <a href="/isv/john/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> Moses gave you circumcision—not that it is from Moses, but from the Patriarchs—and so you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. <a href="/msb/john/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) <a href="/net/john/7.htm">NET Bible</a> However, because Moses gave you the practice of circumcision (not that it came from Moses, but from the forefathers), you circumcise a male child on the Sabbath. <a href="/nheb/john/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a boy. <a href="/wbt/john/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Moses therefore gave to you circumcision, (not because it is from Moses, but from the fathers) and ye on the sabbath circumcise a man. <a href="/wey/john/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Consider therefore. Moses gave you the rite of circumcision (not that it began with Moses, but with your earlier forefathers) <a href="/web/john/7.htm">World English Bible</a> Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a boy. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> because of this, Moses has given you the circumcision—not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers—and on a Sabbath you circumcise a man; <a href="/blb/john/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Because of the fact that Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers) also on the Sabbath you circumcise a man. <a href="/ylt/john/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> because of this, Moses hath given you the circumcision -- not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers -- and on a sabbath ye circumcise a man; <a href="/slt/john/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Moses has given you circumcision; (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and in the sabbath ye circumcise a man.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore, Moses gave you circumcision (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and on the sabbath day you circumcise a man. <a href="/cpdv/john/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For Moses gave you circumcision, (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers) and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man. <a href="/nabre/john/7.htm">New American Bible</a> because of it. Moses gave you circumcision—not that it came from Moses but rather from the patriarchs—and you circumcise a man on the sabbath. <a href="/nrsvce/john/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Moses gave you circumcision (it is, of course, not from Moses, but from the patriarchs), and you circumcise a man on the sabbath.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Moses gave you circumcision, not because it is from Moses, but because it is from the forefathers; and yet you circumcise a man on the sabbath. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “For this reason Moses gave you circumcision, not that it is from Moses but because it is from the forefathers, and you circumcise a son on the Sabbath.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Moses gave you circumcision, (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers,) and you circumcise a man on the sabbath-day. <a href="/godbey/john/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Moses gave you circumcision, not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers, and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Because Moses ordered you circumcision; (not that it comes from Moses, but from our ancestors;) so ye circumcise a man on the sabbath-day. <a href="/mace/john/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Moses enjoin'd you circumcision (or rather not Moses, but the patriarchs) accordingly you circumcise a man on the sabbath-day. <a href="/wey/john/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Consider therefore. Moses gave you the rite of circumcision (not that it began with Moses, but with your earlier forefathers) <a href="/worrell/john/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Now<FR> Moses gave you the <Fr>law of<FR> circumcision, (not that it is <Fr>originally<FR> from Moses, but from the patriarchs,) and ye circumcise <Fr>even<FR> on the sabbath:<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/7-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=2437" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/7.htm">Jesus Teaches at the Feast</a> …21Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed. 22<a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">But because</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touto (DPro-ANS) -- This; he, she, it. "></a> <a href="/greek/3475.htm" title="3475: Mōusēs (N-NMS) -- Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dedōken (V-RIA-3S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">gave</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4061.htm" title="4061: peritomēn (N-AFS) -- Circumcision. From peritemno; circumcision.">circumcision,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/4059.htm" title="4059: peritemnete (V-PIA-2P) -- To cut around, circumcise. From peri and the base of tomoteros; to cut around, i.e. to circumcise.">you circumcise</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpon (N-AMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">a boy</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">on</a> <a href="/greek/4521.htm" title="4521: sabbatō (N-DNS) -- The Sabbath, a week. ">the Sabbath</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouch (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">(not</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">it is</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3475.htm" title="3475: Mōuseōs (N-GMS) -- Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.">Moses,</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: all’ (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">but</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: paterōn (N-GMP) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">patriarchs.)</a> 23If 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?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a> This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised. / You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. / Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring. ... <a href="/leviticus/12-3.htm">Leviticus 12:3</a> And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised. <a href="/acts/7-8.htm">Acts 7:8</a> Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs. <a href="/romans/4-11.htm">Romans 4:11</a> And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. <a href="/galatians/5-3.htm">Galatians 5:3</a> Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. <a href="/philippians/3-5.htm">Philippians 3:5</a> circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; <a href="/luke/1-59.htm">Luke 1:59</a> On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah. <a href="/luke/2-21.htm">Luke 2:21</a> When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived. <a href="/john/5-16.htm">John 5:16</a> Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him. <a href="/john/5-45.htm">John 5:45-47</a> Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope. / If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me. / But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?” <a href="/john/9-16.htm">John 9:16</a> Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them. <a href="/matthew/12-2.htm">Matthew 12:2</a> When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” <a href="/mark/2-27.htm">Mark 2:27-28</a> Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. / Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” <a href="/colossians/2-11.htm">Colossians 2:11</a> In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands. <a href="/genesis/21-4.htm">Genesis 21:4</a> When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God had commanded him.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Moses therefore gave to you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and you on the sabbath day circumcise a man.circumcision.<a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a> This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised… <a href="/leviticus/12-3.htm">Leviticus 12:3</a> And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.<a href="/romans/4-9.htm">Romans 4:9-11</a> Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/23-40.htm">Actually</a> <a href="/john/6-9.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/john/4-51.htm">Child</a> <a href="/luke/2-21.htm">Circumcise</a> <a href="/luke/2-21.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/luke/14-31.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-7.htm">Earlier</a> <a href="/john/6-58.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/john/6-58.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/john/7-19.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/romans/11-28.htm">Patriarchs</a> <a href="/john/6-65.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/exodus/12-26.htm">Rite</a> <a href="/john/5-18.htm">Sabbath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/5-25.htm">Actually</a> <a href="/john/7-23.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/john/7-23.htm">Child</a> <a href="/acts/7-8.htm">Circumcise</a> <a href="/john/7-23.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/john/11-50.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/john/7-50.htm">Earlier</a> <a href="/acts/3-13.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/acts/3-13.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/john/7-23.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/acts/7-8.htm">Patriarchs</a> <a href="/john/8-24.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/exodus/12-24.htm">Rite</a> <a href="/john/7-23.htm">Sabbath</a><div class="vheading2">John 7</div>1. <a href="/john/7-1.htm">Jesus reproves the ambition and boldness of his kinsmen;</a> 10. <a href="/john/7-10.htm">goes up from Galilee to the feast of tabernacles;</a> 14. <a href="/john/7-14.htm">teaches in the temple.</a> 40. <a href="/john/7-40.htm">Various opinions of him among the people.</a> 45. <a href="/john/7-45.htm">The Pharisees are angry that their officers took him not, </a> 50. <a href="/john/7-50.htm">and chide with Nicodemus for taking his side.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But because Moses gave you circumcision Circumcision was a sign of the covenant between God and Abraham, as established in <a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a>. Although the practice predates Moses, it was codified in the Mosaic Law, which the Israelites received at Mount Sinai. This phrase highlights the authority of Moses in Jewish tradition, as he is often seen as the lawgiver. The emphasis here is on the continuity of God's covenantal promises from Abraham through Moses, underscoring the importance of circumcision as a religious rite.you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath The act of circumcision on the eighth day after birth, even if it falls on the Sabbath, demonstrates the precedence of covenantal obligations over Sabbath restrictions. This practice illustrates the Jewish understanding that certain commandments, such as circumcision, are so vital that they override the Sabbath rest. This reflects the broader principle in Jewish law that life-preserving and covenant-affirming acts are permissible on the Sabbath.(not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) This parenthetical note clarifies that circumcision originated with the patriarchs, specifically Abraham, rather than with Moses. It serves to remind the audience of the ancient roots of this practice, which predates the Mosaic Law. By referencing the patriarchs, the text connects the practice of circumcision to the foundational figures of Israel's faith, emphasizing its deep historical and theological significance. This distinction also highlights the continuity of God's covenantal relationship with His people from the time of the patriarchs through the Mosaic era.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> A central figure in the Old Testament, Moses is traditionally credited with giving the Law to the Israelites, including the practice of circumcision, although Jesus clarifies that circumcision predates Moses. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_patriarchs.htm">The Patriarchs</a> Referring to the forefathers of the Israelite nation, particularly Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Circumcision was first commanded by God to Abraham as a sign of the covenant. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_sabbath.htm">The Sabbath</a> A day of rest and worship observed by the Jewish people, as commanded in the Ten Commandments. It is a day set apart for rest and spiritual reflection. 4. <a href="/topical/c/circumcision.htm">Circumcision</a> A physical sign of the covenant between God and Abraham's descendants, practiced by the Jewish people as a religious rite. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The speaker in this passage, addressing the Jewish leaders and crowds, challenging their understanding of the Law and its application.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_law's_intent.htm">Understanding the Law's Intent</a> Jesus highlights the importance of understanding the spirit and intent behind God's commandments, rather than adhering to them in a legalistic manner. <a href="/topical/t/the_priority_of_covenant.htm">The Priority of Covenant</a> The practice of circumcision on the Sabbath underscores the priority of God's covenantal relationship with His people over ritualistic observance. <a href="/topical/b/balancing_tradition_and_compassion.htm">Balancing Tradition and Compassion</a> Believers are encouraged to balance adherence to religious traditions with compassion and understanding, as Jesus exemplified. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_as_the_fulfillment_of_the_law.htm">Jesus as the Fulfillment of the Law</a> Jesus' teachings often reveal how He fulfills and transcends the Law, pointing to a deeper, more relational understanding of God's commands. <a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_personal_practices.htm">Reflecting on Personal Practices</a> Christians are called to reflect on their own religious practices, ensuring they align with the heart of God's commandments and the example of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 7</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_circumcision.htm">What does the Bible say about circumcision?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_magicians_turn_water_to_blood.htm">If Moses and Aaron turned all water to blood (Exodus 7:20-21), how did the magicians replicate this (Exodus 7:22) if no water was left?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_moses'_speech_traits.htm">Stephen states Moses was 'mighty in words' (Acts 7:22), but Exodus 4:10 depicts Moses as slow of speech. How do we reconcile these descriptions?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_jesus_heal_on_the_sabbath.htm">If Jesus was sinless, why did He break the Sabbath by healing (John 5:18)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision.--Some MSS., and many editors, place the "therefore," or, on this account, at the close of the last verse, reading, "Ye all marvel on this account," and then the present verse, "Moses gave unto you circumcision . . ." The reading of our version is, however, better supported, and agrees better with the writer's style. "On this account hath Moses given you circumcision, not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers." The argument is, "Ye circumcise on the Sabbath day because circumcision is part of the Mosaic law; but Moses gave you circumcision because he had an anterior and higher authority for it, and in practice you recognise this and make it override the Sabbath. But if circumcision is allowed, why not a deed of mercy? This is the practice and precept of your rulers. But if a patriarchal rite is greater than the Mosaic Sabbath, because the fathers were anterior to Moses, how much more an act of love, which is anterior to all time."A man.--Used here, and in the next verse, as equivalent to a male child, as in <a href="/john/16-21.htm" title="A woman when she is in travail has sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembers no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.">John 16:21</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 22. - Moses on this account (for this cause) hath given (assigned) you the circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers). If we accept the text as above, the question arises - Does it refer to the parenthetical clause or to the principal verb? Meyer renders as follows: "Therefore Moses gave you circumcision, not because it originated with Moses, but (because it originated) with the fathers, and so ye circumcise," etc., making the precedence of the law of circumcision to the sabbatic law part of the very purport of his appointment. But many others, "For this cause" - to teach this lesson - Moses, who gave the ten commandments, one of which involved the sabbatic rest, took up into the Law which he gave you the still older law of the Abrahamic covenant, and laid down the stringent rule that the rite must be performed on the eighth day (<a href="/leviticus/12-3.htm">Leviticus 12:3</a>) - a principle which was seen to involve the infringement of the sabbath law. This is, in substance, the view of Moulton, Lange, Westcott, and others. To expound the διὰ τούτο by the οὐχ ὅτι is (Westcott) contrary to the usage of <a href="/2_corinthians/1-24.htm">2 Corinthians 1:24</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/3-5.htm">2 Corinthians 3:5</a>; <a href="/philippians/4-17.htm">Philippians 4:17</a>; <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:9</a>; but it is still more against the argument. Moses did not give circumcision because it was of the fathers, - at least that is not the point; but Jesus argues that he gave circumcision as a mode of legislation which will involve a modification of his own sabbatic regimen. Stringent as was the law of the sabbath, it would have, on occasion, to yield to the more searching and stringent rule of admission into the covenant of grace. "If the sabbath could give way to a mere ceremonial law, how much more to a work of mercy, which is older and higher than any ritual!" 'Mish. Sabb.,' 19:1, fol. 128, b, "Everything required for circumcision may be completed on the sabbath;" and so 19:2. The reason is given: 'Midrash Tanchuma,' fol. 9, b, "The healing of a sick man dangerously ill, and circumcision, break through the sabbath sanctity." <a href="/commentaries/john/7-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[But] because διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. Moses Μωϋσῆς (Mōusēs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3475.htm">Strong's 3475: </a> Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver. gave δέδωκεν (dedōken) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. circumcision, περιτομήν (peritomēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4061.htm">Strong's 4061: </a> Circumcision. From peritemno; circumcision. you circumcise περιτέμνετε (peritemnete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4059.htm">Strong's 4059: </a> To cut around, circumcise. From peri and the base of tomoteros; to cut around, i.e. to circumcise. a boy ἄνθρωπον (anthrōpon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. on ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] Sabbath σαββάτῳ (sabbatō) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4521.htm">Strong's 4521: </a> The Sabbath, a week. (not οὐχ (ouch) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. it is ἐστὶν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. Moses, Μωϋσέως (Mōuseōs) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3475.htm">Strong's 3475: </a> Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver. but ἀλλ’ (all’) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. patriarchs.) πατέρων (paterōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. 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