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John 7:22

King James Version (KJV)

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John 7:22

Verse 22 of 53

Scripture focus

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.

John 7:22 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on John 7:22

Theological / Devotional

Circumcision. For the command see Lev. 12:3.

Of the fathers. Circumcision had not originated with Moses. It had been introduced in the time of Abraham as sign of the covenant (Gen. 17:10-14; cf. Rom. 4:1 1).

On the sabbath. According to the Mishnah the Jews were allowed, on the Sabbath, to perform all things needful for circumcision (, Shabbath 18. 3, Soncino ed. of the Talmud, p. 641). Rabbi Jose said, “Circumcision is a great precept, for it overrides [the severity of] the Sabbath” (Mishnah Nedarim 3.11, Soncino ed. of the Talmud, p. 93).

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