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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision,.... As it was certain in many instances he did:
that the law of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision - Moses commanded you to circumcise your children, Lev 12:3. The word…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
But of the fathers - That is, it came from the patriarchs. Circumcision was not, properly speaking, one of the laws of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714John 7:14-36
Here is, I. Christ's public preaching in the temple (Joh 7:14): He went up into the temple, and taught, according to his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Moses therefore gave Better, For this cause (Joh 12:18; Joh 12:27) Moses hath given. Comp. Joh 8:47.
of Moses … of the…
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