John 7:22

Verse 22. Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision. Moses commanded you to circumcise your children, Le 12:3. The word "therefore" in this place--literally "on account of this"--means, "Moses on this account gave you circumcision, not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;" that is, the reason was not that he himself appointed it as a new institution, but he found it already in existence, and incorporated it in his institutions and laws. Not because, &c. Not that it is of Moses. Though Jesus spoke in accordance with the custom of the Jews, who ascribed the appointment of circumcision to Moses, yet he is careful to remind them that it was in observance long before Moses.