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Ifεἰa manἄνθρωποςreceivesλαμβάνειcircumcisionπεριτομὴνonἐνthe Sabbathσαββάτῳso thatἵναthe lawὁ νόμοςof MosesΜωϋσέωςmay notμὴbe broken,λυθῇare you angryχολᾶτεwith meἐμοὶbecauseὅτιI madeἐποίησαa wholeὅλονmanἄνθρωπονwellὑγιῆonἐνthe Sabbath?σαββάτῳ
John 7:23
Study it in the app“If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because I made a whole man well on the Sabbath?”
With the Greek beneath
John 7:23, word by word
- a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
someone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears- receivesλαμβάνειlambanei
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “lambanei” appears- circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēn
circumcision
The sign of the covenant with Abraham, a cut in the male's skin.
Where else “peritomēn” appears- the Sabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōi
Sabbath
The seventh day, a rest for God.
Where else “sabbatōi” appears- the lawνόμοςnomos
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomos” appears- of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōyseōs
Moses
Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.
Where else “Mōyseōs” appears- be brokenλυθῇlythēi
destroy
To break, tear down or strip of force something that stood firm.
Where else “lythēi” appears- are you angryχολᾶτεcholate
be angry
Be angry, be furious with someone.
Where else “cholate” appears- I madeἐποίησαepoiēsa
make into
To make someone into something: "I will make you fishers".
Where else “epoiēsa” appears- a wholeὅλονholon
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holon” appears- wellὑγιῆhygiē
healed
Well in body, cured of one's illness.
Where else “hygiē” appears
The context
22For this reason Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man.
23 · This verse (above)
24Do not judge by appearance, but judge with right judgment.”
To study John 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the festival, what do the people think of Jesus, and what do the guards sent to arrest him say? (vv. 12, 40-46)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (v. 37). What does he promise the one who believes in him? (vv. 37-39)
3. How I live it
Nicodemus asked that Jesus be heard before being judged (v. 51). When is it wise for you to listen first before forming an opinion about someone?