16 For this reason (A)the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on a Sabbath. 17 But He answered them, “My Father [a]is working until now, and I Myself am working.”

Jesus’ Equality with God

18 For this reason therefore (B)the Jews (C)were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, (D)making Himself equal with God.

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Footnotes

  1. John 5:17 I.e., has been and continues

16 And kai this is why dia the ho Jews Ioudaios were persecuting diōkō · ho Jesus Iēsous, because hoti he was doing poieō these houtos things on en the Sabbath sabbaton. 17 But de Jesus ho answered apokrinomai them autos, · ho My egō Father patēr has been working ergazomai until heōs now arti, and I kagō also am working ergazomai.” 18 This was why dia the ho Jews Ioudaios were seeking zēteō all the more mallon to kill apokteinō him autos, because hoti he not ou only monon used to break lyō the ho Sabbath sabbaton, but alla he legō also kai was calling legō God theos his own idios Father patēr, · ho thus making poieō himself heautou equal isos with ho God theos.

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