John 7:22

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)”

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BSBPD

“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 · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Moses hath given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 7:22 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 17:10This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.
  2. Leviticus 12:3And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.
  3. Romans 4:9Is 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.
  4. Galatians 3:17What 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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