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John 5:16-18
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16 Therefore, the Jews began persecuting(A) Jesus[a] because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.(B)

Honoring the Father and the Son

17 Jesus responded to them, “My Father(C) is still working, and I am working also.” 18 This is why the Jews began trying all the more to kill him:(D) Not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal to God.

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  1. 5:16 Other mss add and trying to kill him
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John 5:16-18
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16 And on account of this the Jews began to persecute[a] Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. 17 But he answered[b] them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” 18 So on account of this the Jews were seeking even more to kill him, because he not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God his own Father, thus[c] making himself equal with God.

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  1. John 5:16 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to persecute”)
  2. John 5:17 Some manuscripts have “Jesus answered”
  3. John 5:18 Here “thus” is supplied as a component of the participle (“making”) which is understood as result
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