Then Abraham circumcised Isaac, his eight-day-old son, just as God had commanded him.
John 7:22 - Tree of Life Version Because Moses has given you circumcision (though it is not from Moses, but from the patriarchs), you circumcise a man on Shabbat. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Then Abraham circumcised Isaac, his eight-day-old son, just as God had commanded him.
“Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision. So he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day, and so Isaac with Jacob, and Jacob with the twelve patriarchs.
What I am saying is this: Torah, which came 430 years later, does not cancel the covenant previously confirmed by God, so as to make the promise ineffective.