JOHN—NOTE ON John 7:22 This recalls Genesis 17:9 (the fathers, that is, Abraham) and Leviticus 12:3 (Moses). Jesus’ argument is “from the lesser to the greater.” The Jews circumcised their males on the eighth day even if that day fell on the Sabbath (the “lesser” issue). If “perfecting” one part of the human body on the Sabbath was legitimate, how much more the healing of an entire person (the “greater” issue).

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