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John 5:16-18 KJV
John · chapter 5 · verses 16–18
16And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day. 17But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. 18Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.John 5:16-18 · King James Version
John 5:16-18 in context
14Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
15The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
16And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
17But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
18Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
19Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.
20For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
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Key words (Strong's)
- persecutediōkōto make to run or flee, put to flight, drive away, to run swiftly in order to catch a…G1377 →
- answeredapokrinomaito give an answer to a question proposed, to answer, to begin to speak, but always where…G611 →
- hithertoheōstill, untilG2193 →
- hithertoartijust now, this moment, now at this time, at this very time, this momentG737 →
- workethergazomaito work, labour, do work, to trade, to make gains by trading, "do business", to do, work…G2038 →
- sabbathsabbatonthe seventh day of each week which was a sacred festival on which the Israelites were…G4521 →
- soughtzēteōto seek in order to find, to seek a thing, to seek [in order to find out] by thinking…G2212 →
- Fatherpatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
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This miraculous cure is not recorded by any other of the evangelists, who confine themselves mostly to the miracles wrought in Galilee, but John relates those wrought at Jerusalem. Concerning this observe, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-16