John 7:22

Authorized King James Version (1611)

‹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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  • Lev 12:3 : 3 And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
  • Gen 17:10-14 : 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. 11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. 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. 13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. 14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
  • Rom 4:9-9 : 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. 10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. 11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which [he had yet] being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:
  • Gal 3:17 : 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 7:23-24
    2 verses
    86%

    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.›

  • John 7:19
    75%

    19‹Did not Moses give you the law, and› [yet] ‹none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?›

  • John 7:21
    73%

    21Jesus answered and said unto them, ‹I have done one work, and ye all marvel.›

  • 1 Cor 7:18-19
    2 verses
    73%

    18Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.

    19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.

  • Gen 17:10-14
    5 verses
    73%

    10This [is] my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

    11And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

    12And 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.

    13He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

    14And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

  • Rom 2:25-29
    5 verses
    72%

    25For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.

    26Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

    27And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?

    28For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither [is that] circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

    29But he [is] a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision [is that] of the heart, in the spirit, [and] not in the letter; whose praise [is] not of men, but of God.

  • Lev 12:3
    71%

    3And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

  • Acts 7:8
    70%

    8And 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.

  • Gal 6:13
    70%

    13For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

  • Luke 6:2
    70%

    2And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

  • Acts 15:21
    70%

    21For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

  • Acts 15:1
    69%

    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.

  • Matt 19:7
    69%

    7They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

  • Jer 17:22
    69%

    22Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.

  • Josh 5:7
    69%

    7And their children, [whom] he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.

  • Col 2:11
    68%

    11In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

  • Mark 2:24
    68%

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

  • Acts 15:5
    68%

    5But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command [them] to keep the law of Moses.

  • John 5:10
    68%

    10The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry [thy] bed.

  • John 6:32
    68%

    32Then Jesus said unto them, ‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.›

  • Acts 21:21
    68%

    21And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise [their] children, neither to walk after the customs.

  • Josh 5:4-5
    2 verses
    68%

    4And this [is] the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, [that were] males, [even] all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.

    5Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people [that were] born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, [them] they had not circumcised.

  • Acts 7:51-52
    2 verses
    68%

    51¶ Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers [did], so [do] ye.

    52Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

  • Mark 2:27
    68%

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

  • Gen 17:23
    68%

    23¶ And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

  • Mark 7:11-12
    2 verses
    68%

    11‹But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother,› [It is] ‹Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;› [he shall be free].

    12‹And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;›

  • Mark 7:9
    67%

    9And he said unto them, ‹Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.›

  • Lev 7:22
    67%

    22And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Deut 10:16
    67%

    16Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.

  • John 5:16
    67%

    16And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

  • Luke 13:14
    67%

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

  • Exod 4:26
    67%

    26So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband [thou art], because of the circumcision.

  • Exod 12:44
    67%

    44But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.

  • Rom 4:12
    67%

    12And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which [he had] being [yet] uncircumcised.

  • Gen 34:22
    67%

    22Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they [are] circumcised.