John 5:17
15 And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
16 Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
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.
19 So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”
- KJV
- But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
- WEB
- But Jesus answered them, “My Father is still working, so I am working, too.”
- ASV
- But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.
- DARBY
- But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto and I work.
- BLB
- But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”
- ÅB
- Men Jesus svarte dem: Min Far arbeider inntil nå; også jeg arbeider.
- OTB
- Men Jesus svarte dem: "Min Far arbeider inntil nå, og jeg arbeider også."
- B1930
- Men Jesus svarte dem: Min Fader arbeider inntil nu; også jeg arbeider.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 9:4
While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
Read in contextJohn 14:10
Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.
Read in contextColossians 1:16
For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.
Read in context1 Corinthians 12:6
There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all people.
Read in contextHebrews 1:3
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Read in contextGenesis 2:1–2
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
Read in contextIsaiah 40:26
Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
Read in contextActs 17:28
‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
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