John 7:22 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 7:21-24

John 7:21-24. Jesus answered, I have done one good work, and ye all marvel I have done a miracle of an extraordinary kind on the sabbath day, an action which ye think inconsistent with the character of a good man, and therefore ye wonder that I should have performed it. But I can easily vindicate my character, by an argument which it is not in your power to gainsay. Moses therefore gave you circumcision That is, the law of circumcision. Dr. Campbell joins the words δαι τουτο , here... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 7:14-44

86. Jesus teaches in the temple (John 7:14-44)The Feast of Tabernacles lasted a week. After the excitement of the first two or three days had died down, Jesus began to teach in the temple. People were impressed with his teaching, though he taught not to gain honour for himself but to bring glory to God who had sent him. If people loved God and wanted to do his will, they would see that what Jesus taught was the truth of God (John 7:14-18). The Jews accused Jesus of breaking the law, because on... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 7:22

therefore gave unto you = for this cause (dia [ App-104 .John 7:2; John 7:2 ] touto) has given you. circumcision. Moses mentioned the precept only in Exodus 12:44 , Exodus 12:48 . Leviticus 12:3 . The Law not given by Moses, but based on Genesis 17:9-14 . the fathers . That is, Abraham. on. Greek. en. App-104 . man. Greek. anthropos. App-123 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 7:22

Moses hath given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man.This and John 7:23 establish the fact that circumcision is an older ordinance than the sabbath (Nehemiah 9:13,14), the sabbath having been given through Moses, and circumcision having come before Moses. These verses are the end of any notion that the sabbath goes back any further than Moses. Jesus was here pointing out that if a circumcision, commanded to be performed on the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 7:21-22

John 7:21-22. I have done one work, &c.— It is plain, that the miracle of Bethesda, here referred to, was wrought a year and a half before this feast; but they made use of it as a pretence to destroy him, because he had done it on the sabbath-day. The words δια τουτο, at the beginning of Joh 7:22 should be joined with the last words of Joh 7:21 if we may trust the judgment of some of the most learned critics. I have done one work, and ye all marvel at it. And it must be acknowledged, that... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 7:22

22. Moses . . . gave unto you circumcision, &c.—Though servile work was forbidden on the sabbath, the circumcision of males on that day (which certainly was a servile work) was counted no infringement of the Law. How much less ought fault to be found with One who had made a man "every whit whole"—or rather, "a man's entire body whole"—on the sabbath-day? What a testimony to the reality of the miracle, none daring to meet the bold appeal. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 7:10-42

H. Jesus’ third visit to Jerusalem 7:10-10:42This section of the text describes Jesus’ teaching in Jerusalem during the feast of Tabernacles and the feast of Dedication. John evidently included it in His narrative because it contains important revelations of Jesus’ identity and explains the mounting opposition to Jesus that culminated in His crucifixion. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 7:14-24

Jesus’ authority 7:14-24 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 7:14-44

2. Jesus’ ministry at the feast of Tabernacles 7:14-44John presented this occasion of Jesus’ teaching ministry as consisting of three emphases: Jesus’ authority, His origin and destiny, and the promise of the Holy Spirit. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 7:22

The antecedent of "On account of this" or "Yet" (Gr. dia touto) is unclear. It could refer to what precedes. This interpretation would yield a translation such as "you all marvel because of this." [Note: Bruce, p. 177; J. N. Sanders, Commentary on the Gospel According to St. John, p. 207.] However, John consistently placed this phrase first when he used it in other clauses. [Note: Carson, The Gospel . . ., p. 314.] Probably Jesus was referring to His healing of the paralytic (John 7:21) as... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 7:21-24

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 7:14-44

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 7:22

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 7:22

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 7:21-22

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 7:22

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 7:10-42

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 7:14-24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 7:14-44

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 7:22

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