Neville Goddard on John 7:22-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 7 in context

Scripture Focus

22Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.

23If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?

John 7:22-23

Biblical Context

An outward ritual and a Sabbath rule are set against Jesus healing a man, showing that true rest lies in inner wholeness rather than external compliance.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this passage, the surface conflict between circumcision and the Sabbath is a symbol of two states of consciousness. The law of circumcision points to outward form; the healing of a man on the Sabbath reveals the true rest of the I AM—a state of wholeness that transcends time and ceremonial rule. When Jesus asks whether healing a man breaks the law, he invites you to recognize that the genuine law is the inner признание of wholeness within consciousness. The 'man made whole' is a declaration of your own being: not a miracle imposed from outside, but the natural functioning of God-consciousness when identification shifts from rigid adherence to living awareness. The anger of those clinging to law mirrors the ego resisting a deeper truth—that rest and healing occur where the I AM reigns. Therefore, the Sabbath is not a schedule but a state of awareness; healing follows the recognition that you are inherently complete here and now.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the I AM as your only reality and feel yourself already whole. In the next moment, revise any sense of separation by quietly affirming, 'I AM Whole,' until that realization becomes your living state.