John 5:8 records Jesus' command to the healed man—the specific event referenced here as making a man whole on the Sabbath.

John 5:9 adds that the healing happened on the Sabbath—directly providing the Sabbath context Jesus defends in John 7:23.

John 5:14-16 describes the persecution for healing on Sabbath—the very accusation Jesus answers in John 7:23.

John 5:18 records the Jews' earlier attempt to kill Jesus for healing on the Sabbath, the very event Jesus references here.

In Matthew 12:5, Jesus similarly argues that priests break Sabbath law blamelessly—parallel logic that Sabbath can be overridden for lawful work.

Genesis 17:12 commands circumcision on the eighth day—the law that allows circumcision on Sabbath, which Jesus uses to justify his healing.

Genesis 21:4 shows Abraham circumcising Isaac at eight days—the precedent for circumcision on Sabbath, referenced implicitly here.

Leviticus 12:3 repeats the law of circumcision on the eighth day—the biblical basis for the Sabbath circumcision practice Jesus cites.

Mark 2:27 states Sabbath was made for man—a key principle Jesus uses elsewhere, parallel to his defense of healing on Sabbath here.

In Luke 14:3, Jesus similarly challenges the legality of healing on the Sabbath, reinforcing the same controversy.