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John 5:16

American Standard Version

And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.

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John 5:16 in other translations

For this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill him, because he did these things on the Sabbath.

John 5:16 · World English Bible

John 5:16 in context

  1. 14Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing befall thee.
  2. 15The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him whole.
  3. 16And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.
  4. 17But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.
  5. 18For this cause therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only brake the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.