KJV King James Version
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?
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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?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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?
WEB World English Bible
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 American Standard Version
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 Young’s Literal Translation
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?
Surrounding context — John 7
20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
21 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.
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.
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?
24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
25 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
εἰG1487 · eiifπεριτομὴνG4061 · peritomēcircumcisionλαμβάνειG2983 · lambanōto takeἄνθρωποςG444 · anthrōposa humanἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongσαββάτῳG4521 · sabbatonSabbathἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toμὴG3361 · mēnotλυθῇG3089 · luōto looseὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoνόμοςG3551 · nomoslawΜωϋσέως,G3475 · Mōusēs, MōsēsMosesἐμοὶG1473 · egōI/weχολᾶτεG5520 · cholaōbe angryὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatὅλονG3650 · holosallἄνθρωπονG444 · anthrōposa humanὑγιῆG5199 · hugiēshealthyἐποίησαG4160 · poieōto do/make: doἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongσαββάτῳ;G4521 · sabbatonSabbath
Cross-references
John 5:14-16Afterward 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.Matthew 12:5Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?Matthew 12:2But when the Pharisees saw [it], they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.John 5:8-9Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
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