John 7:23

American Standard Version (1901)

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?

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 12:5 : 5 Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless?
  • John 5:8-9 : 8 Jesus saith unto him, Arise, take up thy bed, and walk. 9 And straightway the man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked. Now it was the sabbath on that day.
  • John 5:14-16 : 14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing befall thee. 15 The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him whole. 16 And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.
  • Matt 12:2 : 2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 7:21-22
    2 verses
    86%

    21Jesus answered and said unto them, I did one work, and ye all marvel because thereof.

    22Moses hath given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man.

  • Luke 13:14-16
    3 verses
    75%

    14And the ruler of the synagogue, being moved with indignation because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, answered and said to the multitude, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the day of the sabbath.

    15But the Lord answered him, and said, Ye hypocrites, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

    16And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, [these] eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?

  • Luke 14:3
    74%

    3And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not?

  • John 7:24
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    24Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

  • Matt 12:10-13
    4 verses
    73%

    10and behold, a man having a withered hand. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? that they might accuse him.

    11And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

    12How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day.

    13Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as the other.

  • Mark 3:4-5
    2 verses
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    4And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

    5And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored.

  • Mark 2:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears.

    24And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

  • Luke 6:5-10
    6 verses
    73%

    5And he said unto them, The Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

    6And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

    7And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him.

    8But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man that had his hand withered, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.

    9And Jesus said unto them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it?

    10And he looked round about on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did [so] : and his hand was restored.

  • Luke 6:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the grainfields; and his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

    2But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?

  • John 7:19
    73%

    19Did not Moses give you the law, and [yet] none of you doeth the law? Why seek ye to kill me?

  • John 5:9-12
    4 verses
    72%

    9And straightway the man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked. Now it was the sabbath on that day.

    10So the Jews said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath, and it is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed.

    11But he answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.

    12They asked him, Who is the man that said unto thee, Take up [thy bed], and walk?

  • Matt 12:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck ears and to eat.

    2But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do upon the sabbath.

  • John 5:15-18
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    71%

    15The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him whole.

    16And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.

    17But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.

    18For this cause therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only brake the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

  • John 9:16
    71%

    16Some therefore of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was a division among them.

  • Mark 2:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

    28so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.

  • Matt 12:8
    70%

    8For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

  • Matt 12:5
    70%

    5Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless?

  • Mark 3:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there who had his hand withered.

    2And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

  • Rom 2:25-27
    3 verses
    69%

    25For circumcision indeed profiteth, if thou be a doer of the law: but if thou be a transgressor of the law, thy circumcision is become uncircumcision.

    26If therefore the uncircumcision keep the ordinances of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be reckoned for circumcision?

    27and shall not the uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who with the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of the law?

  • 1 Cor 7:18
    69%

    18Was any man called being circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Hath any been called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised.

  • John 9:14
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    14Now it was the sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

  • Mark 7:5
    69%

    5And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with defiled hands?

  • Luke 14:5
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    5And he said unto them, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a well, and will not straightway draw him up on a sabbath day?

  • Luke 13:10
    68%

    10And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath day.

  • Mark 7:13
    67%

    13making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.