John 7:22 Cross References

John 7:22

22: But you work on the Sabbath, too, when you obey Moses' law of circumcision. (Actually, this tradition of circumcision is older than the law of Moses; it goes back to Abraham.)

Leviticus 12:3

  1. On the eighth day, the boy must be circumcised.

Genesis 17:10

  1. This is the covenant that you and your descendants must keep: Each male among you must be circumcised;
  2. the flesh of his foreskin must be cut off. This will be a sign that you and they have accepted this covenant.
  3. Every male child must be circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. This applies not only to members of your family, but also to the servants born in your household and the foreign-born servants whom you have purchased.
  4. All must be circumcised. Your bodies will thus bear the mark of my everlasting covenant.
  5. Anyone who refuses to be circumcised will be cut off from the covenant family for violating the covenant."

Romans 4:9

  1. Now then, is this blessing only for the Jews, or is it for Gentiles, too? Well, what about Abraham? We have been saying he was declared righteous by God because of his faith.
  2. But how did his faith help him? Was he declared righteous only after he had been circumcised, or was it before he was circumcised? The answer is that God accepted him first, and then he was circumcised later!
  3. The circumcision ceremony was a sign that Abraham already had faith and that God had already accepted him and declared him to be righteous--even before he was circumcised. So Abraham is the spiritual father of those who have faith but have not been circumcised. They are made right with God by faith.

Galatians 3:17

  1. This is what I am trying to say: The agreement God made with Abraham could not be canceled 430 years later when God gave the law to Moses. God would be breaking his promise.
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