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So why should you be angry with me for healing a man on the Sabbath? <a href="/esv/john/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> If on the Sabbath a man receives circumcision, so that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because on the Sabbath I made a man’s whole body well? <a href="/bsb/john/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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? <a href="/blb/john/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> 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 a man entirely sound on the Sabbath? <a href="/kjv/john/7.htm">King James Bible</a> 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? <a href="/nkjv/john/7.htm">New King James Version</a> If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses should not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath? <a href="/nasb_/john/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> If a man receives circumcision on a Sabbath so that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry at Me because I made an entire man well on a Sabbath? <a href="/nasb/john/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made an entire man well on the Sabbath? <a href="/nasb77/john/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath that the Law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made an entire man well on the Sabbath? <a href="/lsb/john/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made an entire man well on the Sabbath? <a href="/amp/john/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> If, to avoid breaking the Law of Moses, a man undergoes circumcision on the Sabbath, why are you angry with Me for making a man’s whole body well on the Sabbath? <a href="/csb/john/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses won’t be broken, are you angry at me because I made a man entirely well on the Sabbath? <a href="/hcsb/john/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses won&#8217t be broken, are you angry at Me because I made a man entirely well on the Sabbath? <a href="/asv/john/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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? <a href="/cev/john/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> in order to obey the Law of Moses. Why are you angry with me for making someone completely well on the Sabbath? <a href="/erv/john/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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? <a href="/gwt/john/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> If you circumcise a male on the day of worship to follow Moses' Teachings, why are you angry with me because I made a man entirely well on the day of worship? <a href="/gnt/john/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> If a boy is circumcised on the Sabbath so that Moses' Law is not broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath? <a href="/isv/john/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because I made a man perfectly well on the Sabbath? <a href="/msb/john/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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? <a href="/net/john/7.htm">NET Bible</a> But if a male child is circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses is not broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath? <a href="/nheb/john/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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? <a href="/wbt/john/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> If a man on the sabbath receiveth circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have restored a man to sound health on the sabbath? <a href="/wey/john/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> If a child is circumcised even on a Sabbath day, are you bitter against me because I have restored a man to perfect health on a Sabbath day? <a href="/web/john/7.htm">World English Bible</a> 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? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> if a man receives circumcision on a Sabbath that the Law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with Me that I made a man all whole on a Sabbath? <a href="/blb/john/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> 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 a man entirely sound on the Sabbath? <a href="/ylt/john/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> if a man doth receive circumcision on a sabbath that the law of Moses may not be broken, are ye wroth with me that I made a man all whole on a sabbath? <a href="/slt/john/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> If a man receive circumcision in the sabbath, that the law of Moses be not loosed; rage not at me, because I made a man wholly well on the Sabbath.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> If a man receive circumcision on the sabbath day, that the law of Moses may not be broken; are you angry at me because I have healed the whole man on the sabbath day? <a href="/cpdv/john/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> If a man can receive circumcision on the Sabbath, so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you indignant toward me, because I have made a man whole on the Sabbath? <a href="/nabre/john/7.htm">New American Bible</a> If a man can receive circumcision on a sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because I made a whole person well on a sabbath? <a href="/nrsvce/john/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> If a man receives circumcision on the sabbath in order that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because I healed a man’s whole body on the sabbath?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So if a man is circumcised on the sabbath day, that the law of Moses may not be broken; yet you murmur at me, because I healed a whole man on the sabbath day? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And if a son is circumcised on the Sabbath day because The Written Law of Moses should not be broken, do you complain about me because I have completely healed a man on the Sabbath day?”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> If a man receives circumcision on the sabbath-day, that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me, because I have restored the entire man to health on the sabbath-day? <a href="/godbey/john/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath, in order that the law of Moses may not be broken; are you mad at me, because I made a man entirely whole on the Sabbath?<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> If a man receive circumcision on the sabbath-day, that the law of Moses should not be violated; are ye incensed against me, because I have made a man whole on the sabbath-day? <a href="/mace/john/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> if to avoid the violation of the Mosaic law, a man be exposed to circumcision on the sabbath-day, are ye angry at me, because I cured a man, whose whole body was indisposed on the sabbath-day? <a href="/wey/john/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> If a child is circumcised even on a Sabbath day, are you bitter against me because I have restored a man to perfect health on a Sabbath day? <a href="/worrell/john/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>If a man receives circumcision on a sabbath, that the law of Moses be not broken, are ye angry with Me, because I made a whole man well on the sabbath?<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>if <Fr>then<FR> a man receive circumcision on the sabbath-<Fr>day,<FR> that the law of Moses may not be broken; are ye angry with me, because I made a man perfectly well on the sabbath-<Fr>day? <a href="/parallel/john/7-23.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=2447" 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> …22But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) 23<a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">If</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpos (N-NMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">a boy</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: lambanei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. "></a> <a href="/greek/4061.htm" title="4061: peritomēn (N-AFS) -- Circumcision. From peritemno; circumcision.">can be circumcised</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/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- 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/3551.htm" title="3551: nomos (N-NMS) -- From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.">law</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.">of Moses</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">will not</a> <a href="/greek/3089.htm" title="3089: lythē (V-ASP-3S) -- A primary verb; to loosen.">be broken,</a> <a href="/greek/5520.htm" title="5520: cholate (V-PIA-2P) -- To be angry with. From chole; to be bilious, i.e. irritable.">why are you angry</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: emoi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">with Me</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">for</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: epoiēsa (V-AIA-1S) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">making</a> <a href="/greek/3650.htm" title="3650: holon (Adj-AMS) -- All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; whole or all, i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb.">the whole</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.">man</a> <a href="/greek/5199.htm" title="5199: hygiē (Adj-AMS) -- (a) sound, healthy, pure, whole, (b) wholesome. From the base of auzano; healthy, i.e. Well; figuratively, true.">well</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> 24Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”…<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="/matthew/12-5.htm">Matthew 12:5</a> Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent? <a href="/luke/13-15.htm">Luke 13:15-16</a> “You hypocrites!” the Lord replied. “Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water? / Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?” <a href="/john/5-8.htm">John 5:8-10</a> Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.” / Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day, / so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.” <a href="/john/5-16.htm">John 5:16-18</a> Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him. / But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.” / Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God. <a href="/john/9-14.htm">John 9:14-16</a> Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath. / So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.” / 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/12-10.htm">Matthew 12:10-12</a> and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” / He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? / How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” <a href="/mark/3-4.htm">Mark 3:4-5</a> And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent. / Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored. <a href="/luke/6-9.htm">Luke 6:9</a> Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” <a href="/luke/14-3.htm">Luke 14:3-5</a> So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” / But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way. / And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?” <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="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</a> Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ. <a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-12</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="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a> The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live. <a href="/1_samuel/21-6.htm">1 Samuel 21:6</a> So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, since there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence, which had been removed from before the LORD and replaced with hot bread on the day it was taken away.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are you angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?<a href="/matthew/12-5.htm">Matthew 12:5</a> Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?I have made.<a href="/john/5-8.htm">John 5:8,9,14-16</a> Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/6-52.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/john/6-41.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/john/3-4.htm">Body</a> <a href="/john/7-22.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/john/6-13.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/john/7-22.htm">Child</a> <a href="/luke/2-21.htm">Circumcised</a> <a href="/john/7-22.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/luke/18-5.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/luke/13-17.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/luke/9-11.htm">Healing</a> <a href="/john/5-15.htm">Health</a> <a href="/luke/15-27.htm">Healthy</a> <a href="/john/7-19.htm">Law</a> <a href="/john/7-22.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/john/6-21.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/john/4-36.htm">Receives</a> <a href="/john/4-36.htm">Receiveth</a> <a href="/john/5-15.htm">Restored</a> <a href="/john/7-22.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/john/3-8.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-18.htm">Whit</a> <a href="/john/5-15.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/9-28.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/acts/8-23.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/john/7-38.htm">Body</a> <a href="/acts/20-12.htm">Boy</a> <a href="/john/10-35.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/john/8-47.htm">Child</a> <a href="/acts/7-8.htm">Circumcised</a> <a href="/acts/7-8.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/john/13-10.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/acts/1-15.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/acts/3-16.htm">Healing</a> <a href="/acts/3-16.htm">Health</a> <a href="/titus/2-8.htm">Healthy</a> <a href="/john/7-49.htm">Law</a> <a href="/john/8-5.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/john/7-39.htm">Receive</a> <a href="/john/13-20.htm">Receives</a> <a href="/john/12-48.htm">Receiveth</a> <a href="/acts/8-7.htm">Restored</a> <a href="/john/9-14.htm">Sabbath</a> <a href="/john/12-29.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/john/13-10.htm">Whit</a> <a href="/john/11-50.htm">Whole</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'; 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According to the Law of Moses, a male child was to be circumcised on the eighth day after birth (<a href="/leviticus/12-3.htm">Leviticus 12:3</a>). This command was so important that it was to be performed even if the eighth day fell on the Sabbath, highlighting the priority of covenantal law over Sabbath restrictions. This practice underscores the principle that certain religious obligations could supersede Sabbath rest, a point Jesus uses to challenge the Pharisees' understanding of the law.so that the law of Moses will not be broken The law of Moses, given to the Israelites, included both moral and ceremonial laws. Circumcision was a ceremonial law that was integral to Jewish identity and religious practice. By emphasizing that circumcision on the Sabbath was permissible to avoid breaking the law, Jesus points out the inconsistency in the Pharisees' application of the law. They allowed for the work of circumcision on the Sabbath to uphold the law, yet they criticized Jesus for healing, which was an act of mercy and restoration.why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath? Jesus healed a man on the Sabbath, which the Pharisees viewed as a violation of Sabbath law (<a href="/john/5.htm">John 5:1-16</a>). However, Jesus argues that healing is a work of God and aligns with the purpose of the Sabbath, which is to bring rest and restoration. By healing the "whole man," Jesus demonstrates His authority over the Sabbath and His role as the fulfillment of the law (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>). This act of healing is a type of the ultimate restoration Jesus offers, pointing to His messianic mission to bring spiritual and physical wholeness. The anger of the Pharisees reveals their misunderstanding of the law's intent and their failure to recognize Jesus as the Messiah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> - The central figure in this passage, Jesus is addressing the Jewish leaders and the crowd in Jerusalem during the Feast of Tabernacles. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jewish_leaders.htm">Jewish Leaders</a> - They are questioning Jesus' actions and authority, particularly His healing on the Sabbath. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_sabbath.htm">The Sabbath</a> - A day of rest and worship in Jewish law, which Jesus uses to illustrate a point about lawful actions. 4. <a href="/topical/c/circumcision.htm">Circumcision</a> - A covenant practice commanded by the Law of Moses, which was permitted on the Sabbath to maintain the law. 5. <a href="/topical/f/feast_of_tabernacles.htm">Feast of Tabernacles</a> - A Jewish festival during which this discourse takes place, providing the context for Jesus' teaching.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_spirit_of_the_law.htm">Understanding the Spirit of the Law</a> Jesus emphasizes the importance of understanding the spirit behind God's commandments rather than adhering to a rigid interpretation. Healing and doing good align with God's intentions for the Sabbath. <a href="/topical/p/prioritizing_mercy_and_compassion.htm">Prioritizing Mercy and Compassion</a> Jesus' actions demonstrate that mercy and compassion should take precedence over legalistic observance. This challenges believers to prioritize love and kindness in their daily lives. <a href="/topical/r/recognizing_jesus'_authority.htm">Recognizing Jesus' Authority</a> Jesus asserts His authority over the Sabbath, inviting believers to recognize His divine authority and trust in His teachings. <a href="/topical/b/balancing_tradition_and_faith.htm">Balancing Tradition and Faith</a> While traditions are important, they should not overshadow the core principles of faith. Believers are encouraged to evaluate traditions in light of Christ's teachings. <a href="/topical/r/responding_to_criticism_with_wisdom.htm">Responding to Criticism with Wisdom</a> Jesus models how to respond to criticism with wisdom and truth, encouraging believers to stand firm in their faith while engaging others thoughtfully.<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/did_jesus_violate_the_sabbath_laws.htm">Did Jesus violate the Sabbath laws?</a> <a href="/q/judge_others_(matt_7_1_vs._john_7_24).htm">Should we judge others? (Matthew 7:1 vs. John 7:24)</a> <a href="/q/what_was_cyprus's_role_in_the_bible.htm">When was Jesus crucified?</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>(23) That the law of Moses should not be broken.--The text here is to be preferred to the marginal reading, though the latter has still the support of considerable authority. In the one case, the law which may not be broken is the law directing circumcision on the eighth day. In the other, "without breaking the law of Moses," refers to the law of the Sabbath. The rule of circumcision on the eighth day (<a href="/genesis/17-12.htm" title="And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of your seed.">Genesis 17:12</a>; <a href="/genesis/21-4.htm" title="And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.">Genesis 21:4</a>) was adopted in the Mosaic law (<a href="/leviticus/12-3.htm" title="And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.">Leviticus 12:3</a>), and strictly adhered to--we have examples in the New Testament, in <a href="/luke/1-59.htm" title="And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.">Luke 1:59</a>; <a href="/luke/2-21.htm" title="And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.">Luke 2:21</a>, and <a href="/philippians/3-5.htm" title="Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;">Philippians 3:5</a>--and if the eighth day fell on the Sabbath, then, according to Rabbinic precept, "circumcision vacated the Sabbath." The school of Hillel the Great--and disciples of this school were at the time of our Lord the chief teachers at Jerusalem (comp. Note on <a href="/john/5-39.htm" title="Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.">John 5:39</a>)--gave as a reason for this that the "Sabbath Law was one of the Negative and the Circumcision Law one of the Positive Precepts, and that the Positive destroys the Negative." His appeal, then, is an example of His knowledge of their technical law, at which they wondered in <a href="/john/7-15.htm" title="And the Jews marveled, saying, How knows this man letters, having never learned?">John 7:15</a>. Indeed, the argument itself is an example of Hillel's first great law of interpretation--"that the Major may be inferred from the Minor." If circumcision be lawful on the Sabbath, much more is it lawful to restore the whole man. For other instances in which our Lord used this famous Canon of Interpretation, comp. <a href="/matthew/7-11.htm" title="If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?">Matthew 7:11</a>; <a href="/context/matthew/10-29.htm" title="Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.">Matthew 10:29-31</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 23. - If a man on (a) sabbath receive circumcision, which was the removal by surgical means of what was regarded as a cause and sign of physical impurity, as well as the seal of the covenant made with the family of Abraham, that his seed should be heir of the world, and that in that seed all the nations of the earth should be blessed, in order that the law of Moses might not be broken. It is not without difficulty that, in the previous verse, the law of circumcision on the eighth day is declared to be older than Moses, to have come down from the fathers of the consecrated race: how, then, does he call it the law of Moses? Clearly he refers to the fact that this particular law was embodied by Moses and made part of his own code, even though in one respect it was obviously older than the particular form of the fourth commandment, and must frequently clash with the letter of that commandment. The law of Moses, then, as much as the law of the Abrahamic covenant, would have been broken by any infraction of the rule which made circumcision incumbent on the eighth day. The common custom of the people was to adminster this rite on that day, even if it fell on a sabbath. "None of you keepeth the Law" in its Strict integrity, said Jesus. Nay, it is certain that the older laws, which Moses endorsed and embodied in his own code, do themselves demand such violation from you. This appeal to the spirit of the Law - the closest approach that a Jew could make to the will of God - is reproduced in Paul's Epistles (<a href="/colossians/2-11.htm">Colossians 2:11</a>; <a href="/ephesians/2-11.htm">Ephesians 2:11</a>). Are ye then wroth with me (χολᾶτε, χολᾶν (from χολῆ, bile, gall) - to be bitter with wrath, and even mad with rage (Aristoph., 'Nub.,' 833), is found in 3Macc. 3:1, but not elsewhere in the New Testament) - because I made an entire man - i.e. the whole frame of the paralyzed man (not his spirit or mind in contrast with his body) - sound - or, healthy - on a sabbath day? The antithesis is not between healing the wound of circumcision and healing the paralytic. Of the former there does not seem the faintest trace, notwithstanding the conjecture of Lampe. Circumcision was the removal of an offending portion of the human body, the sanitary purpose of which rite was strenuously believed in, but it was a partial cleansing and actual excision of one member of the body. To accomplish this purpose Moses, by his enactment, regarded even the sabbatic law as subsidiary. Why, then are the Jews wrathful with Jesus for making an entire man - a whole physical frame - healthful on the sabbath? The stress laid on the Authorized Version and R.T. translations, "every whit whole," by some commentaries is unfortunate; for it would throw discredit on circumcision altogether, which was far from our Lord's contention here, and would reduce the force of his argument. Christ does not in this argument take up the great line of defence pursued in ch. 5. Nor does he call the healing of the paralytic more than an ἔργον, a "work;" but it must be remembered that he had spoken on the previous occasion of his great miracles as "works," the like to which he saw the Father ever doing. <a href="/commentaries/john/7-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>If εἰ (ei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. a boy ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) Noun - Nominative 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. can be circumcised περιτομὴν (peritomēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4061.htm">Strong's 4061: </a> Circumcision. From peritemno; circumcision. 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. so that ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <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. Law νόμος (nomos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3551.htm">Strong's 3551: </a> From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively. of 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. {will} not μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. be broken, λυθῇ (lythē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3089.htm">Strong's 3089: </a> A primary verb; to 'loosen'. [why] are you angry χολᾶτε (cholate) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5520.htm">Strong's 5520: </a> To be angry with. From chole; to be bilious, i.e. irritable. with Me ἐμοὶ (emoi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. for ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. making ἐποίησα (epoiēsa) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. [the] whole ὅλον (holon) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3650.htm">Strong's 3650: </a> All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; 'whole' or 'all', i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb. man 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. well ὑγιῆ (hygiē) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5199.htm">Strong's 5199: </a> (a) sound, healthy, pure, whole, (b) wholesome. From the base of auzano; healthy, i.e. Well; figuratively, true. 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. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/7-23.htm">John 7:23 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/john/7-23.htm">John 7:23 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/john/7-23.htm">John 7:23 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/john/7-23.htm">John 7:23 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/john/7-23.htm">John 7:23 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/7-23.htm">John 7:23 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/7-23.htm">John 7:23 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/7-23.htm">John 7:23 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/john/7-23.htm">John 7:23 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/john/7-23.htm">John 7:23 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/john/7-23.htm">NT Gospels: John 7:23 If a boy receives circumcision (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/7-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 7:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 7:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/7-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 7:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 7:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>