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John 5:16

Jesus

14 Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”

15 And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.

17 But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”

18 Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
KJV
And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
WEB
For this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill him, because he did these things on the Sabbath.
ASV
And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.
DARBY
And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus [and sought to kill him], because he had done these things on sabbath.
BLB
And because of this, the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.
ÅB
Og derfor forfulgte jødene Jesus, fordi han gjorde dette på en sabbat.
OTB
Av denne grunn begynte de jødiske lederne å forfølge Jesus, fordi han gjorde disse tingene på sabbaten.
B1930
Og derfor forfulgte jødene Jesus, fordi han gjorde dette på en sabbat.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 9:4–5

    He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”

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  • John 10:39

    At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.

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  • Mark 3:6

    At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

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  • John 15:20

    Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.

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  • Matthew 12:13

    Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.

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  • John 5:13

    But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while the crowd was there.

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  • Luke 6:11

    But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.

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  • John 7:25

    Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

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