John 7:23
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?
John 7:23 in other translations
| BSB | 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? |
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| WEB | 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? |
| ASV | 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? |
| YLT | 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? |
| DARBY | If a man receives circumcision on sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be violated, are ye angry with me because I have made a man entirely sound on sabbath? |
| BBE | If a child is given circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath? |
| Webster | 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? |
What does John 7:23 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:21-24
21-24. I have done one work, &c.--Taking no notice of the popular appeal, as there were those there who knew well enough what He meant, He recalls His cure of the impotent man, and the murderous rage it had kindled (Joh 5:9, 16, 18). It may seem strange that He should refer to an event a year and a half old, as if but newly done. But their present attempt "to kill Him" brought up the past scene vividly, not only to…
Barnes' Notes
Are ye angry, &c. The argument of Jesus is this:
"You yourselves, in interpreting the law about the
Sabbath, allow a work of necessity to be done. You
do that which is necessary as an ordinance of religion
denoting separation from other nations, or external
purity. As you allow this, you ought also, for the
same reason, to allow that a man should be completely
restored to health--that a work of much more importance
should be done."
We may learn here that it would be happy for all if they would not condemn others in that thing which they allow. Men often accuse others of doing things which they themselves do in other ways.
Every whit whole. Literally, "I have restored the whole man to health," implying that the man's whole body was diseased, and that he had been entirely restored to health.
(2) "that the law of Moses" or, "without breaking the law of Moses"
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 7:14-24
Every faithful minister may humbly adopt Christ's words. His doctrine is not his own finding out, but is from God's word, through the teaching of his Spirit. And amidst the disputes which disturb the world, if any man, of any nation, seeks to do the will of God, he shall know whether the doctrine is of God, or whether men speak of themselves. Only those who hate the truth shall be given up to errors which will be…
John 7:23 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 7:23
- John 5:14-16
Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole. And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
- Matthew 12:2
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
- Matthew 12:5
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?
- John 5:8-9
Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mt 12:5
I have made.Rather, "I have healed a whole man" [holos anthropos ,] and not the circumcised member only. This reasoning was in perfect accordance with the principles of the Jews. So Tanchuma, "Circumcision, which is performed on one of the 248 members of man, vacates the sabbath; how much more the whole body of a man!"
5:8,9,14-16
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Context
- John 7:22
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 7:23
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?
- John 7:24
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
John 7:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Si recibe el hombre la circuncisión en sábado, para que la ley de Moisés no sea quebrantada, ¿os enojáis conmigo porque en sábado hice sano todo un hombre? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Si un homme reçoit la circoncision en un jour de sabbat, afin que la loi de Moïse ne soit pas violée, êtes-vous irrités contre moi de ce que j’ai guéri un homme tout entier en un jour de sabbat? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wenn ein Mensch die Beschneidung am Sabbath empfängt, auf daß das Gesetz Moses nicht gebrochen werde, zürnet ihr mir, daß ich einen Menschen ganz gesund gemacht habe am Sabbath? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Si circumcisionem accipit homo in sabbato, ut non solvatur lex Moysi: mihi indignamini quia totum hominem sanum feci in sabbato? |