¹⁸ This is why the Jews began trying all the more to kill Him:^(A) Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

¹² From that moment Pilate made every effort^[a] to release Him. But the Jews shouted, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. Anyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar!”

² In these last days,^(A) He has spoken to us by His Son. God has appointed Him heir of all things and made the universe^[a](B) through Him.