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John 5:16
John 5:16 is verse 16 of John chapter 5, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
King James Version
And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
World English Bible
For this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill him, because he did these things on the Sabbath.
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John 5:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible
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.
16 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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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
John 15:20Remember 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.
Acts 9:4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
Acts 9:5“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
John 5:13But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while the crowd was there.
John 7:19Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”
John 7:20“You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
John 7:25Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
John 10:39At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
Matthew 12:13Then 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.
Mark 3:6At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
Luke 6:11But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.