Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary John 7:22

"Moses hath given you circumcision (not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers); and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man." — John 7:22 (ASV)

Jesus is not saying that he did only “one miracle,” for he had performed several by this time; but these were of little interest to the “Jews.” The reference to circumcision on the Sabbath shows that the issue of healing on the Sabbath (vv.23–24) was central to Jesus’ controversy with the Jewish rulers. Thus, the “one miracle” refers to the healing of the paralyzed man at the Pool of Bethesda (5:1–18).