Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 7:23

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 7:23 - 7:23

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 7:23 - 7:23

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23. ἵνα μὴ λ. ὁ ν. Μ. The law about circumcision on the eighth day (Lev 12:3), which was a re-enactment of the patriarchal law (Gen 17:12). Some adopt the inferior rendering in the margin; ‘without breaking the law of Moses,’ or ‘without the law of Moses being broken;’ in which case ‘the law of Moses’ means the law about the Sabbath. But this is not the natural meaning of ἵνα μή. Comp. Joh 5:18, and see on Joh 10:35.

χολᾶτε. Here only in N.T. It signifies bitter resentment.

ὅτι … σαββάτῳ. Because I made a whole man sound on a Sabbath, whereas circumcision purified one part only.