And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
John 7:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Because of this Moses gave you circumcision (it is, of course, not from Moses but from the patriarchs), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. Plus de versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now Moses established circumcision among you–though it did not originate with Moses but with the previous patriarchs–and you circumcise a person [even] on the Sabbath day. American Standard Version (1901) Moses hath given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man. Common English Bible Because Moses gave you the commandment about circumcision (although it wasn’t Moses but the patriarchs), you circumcise a man on the Sabbath. Catholic Public Domain Version For Moses gave you circumcision, (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers) and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore, Moses gave you circumcision (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and on the sabbath day you circumcise a man. |
And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
Then he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac did likewise to Jacob and Jacob to the twelve patriarchs.
My point is this: the law, which came four hundred thirty years later, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise.