en_tn/jhn/07/22.md

not that it is from Moses, but from the ancestors

Here John provides additional information about circumcision. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-background)

on the Sabbath you circumcise a man

Jesus implies that the act of circumcision also involves work. Alternate translation: "you circumcise a male baby on the Sabbath. That is working too" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)

on the Sabbath

"on the Jewish Day of Rest"