THEOSISJohn 7:22Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Therefore, Moses gave you circumcision (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers): and on the sabbath day you circumcise a man.
δια τουτο μωσης δεδωκεν υμιν την περιτομην ουχ οτι εκ του μωσεως εστιν αλλ εκ των πατερων και εν σαββατω περιτεμνετε ανθρωπον
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Lev 12:3And on the eighth day the infant shall be circumcised:
- Gen 17:10This is my covenant which you shall observe between me and you, and thy seed after thee: All the male-kind of you shall be circumcised.
- Gen 17:14The male whose flesh of his foreskin shall not be circumcised, that soul shall be destroyed out of his people: because he hath broken my covenant.
- Rom 4:9This blessedness then, doth it remain in the circumcision only or in the uncircumcision also? For we say that unto Abraham faith was reputed to justice.
- Rom 4:11And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the justice of the faith which he had, being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, being uncircumcised: that unto them also it may be reputed to justice:
- Gal 3:17Now this I say: that the testament which was confirmed by God, the law which was made after four hundred and thirty years doth not disannul, to make the promise of no effect.
The original text
Greek text, 22 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- διὰdiathroughG1223 · διά
- τοῦτοtoutothisG3778 · οὗτος
- ΜωϋσῆςmōysēsMosesG3475 · Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς
- δέδωκενdedōkenI offerG1325 · δίδωμι
- ὑμῖνhyminyouG4771 · σύ
- τὴνtēntheG3588 · ὁ
- περιτομήνperitomēncircumcisionG4061 · περιτομή
- οὐχouchnoG3756 · οὐ
- ὅτιhotithatG3754 · ὅτι
- ἐκekfrom outG1537 · ἐκ
- τοῦtoutheG3588 · ὁ
- ΜωϋσέωςmōyseōsMosesG3475 · Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς
- ἐστὶνestinI amG1510 · εἰμί
- ἀλλ᾽allbutG235 · ἀλλά
- ἐκekfrom outG1537 · ἐκ
- τῶνtōntheG3588 · ὁ
- πατέρωνpaterōnfatherG3962 · πατήρ
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- ἐνeninG1722 · ἐν
- σαββάτῳsabbatōthe SabbathG4521 · σάββατον
- περιτέμνετεperitemneteI circumciseG4059 · περιτέμνω
- ἄνθρωπονanthrōpona manG444 · ἄνθρωπος