¹⁵ The man went away and told the Jewish leaders^(A) that it was Jesus who had made him well.

The Authority of the Son

¹⁶ So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him. ¹⁷ In his defense Jesus said to them, “My Father^(B) is always at his work^(C) to this very day, and I too am working.”