# not that it is from Moses, but from the ancestors
Here John provides additional information about circumcision. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])
# on the Sabbath you circumcise a man
Jesus implies that the act of circumcision also involves work. AT: "you circumcise a male baby on the Sabbath. That is working too!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])