John 7:22
John · New Testament · Chapter 7
“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
What Does John 7:22 Mean?
John 7:22 is found in the book of John, chapter 7, verse 22 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to John 7:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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?”Leviticus 12:3“And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.”Genesis 17:10“This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.”Hebrews 1:1“God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,”Romans 4:9“Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.”John 5:18“Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.”Acts 15:1“And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.”Genesis 17:12“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 thy seed.”Genesis 21:4“And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.”Acts 7:8“And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.”Galatians 3:17“And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.”
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