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John 5:16
Legacy Standard Bible
John 5:16
Legacy Standard Bible
16 And for this reason (A)the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.
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John 5:16
New International Version
John 5:16
New International Version
The Authority of the Son
16 So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him.
John 5:16
New King James Version
John 5:16
New King James Version
Honor the Father and the Son
16 For this reason the Jews (A)persecuted Jesus, [a]and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath.
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- John 5:16 NU omits and sought to kill Him
John 5:16
English Standard Version
John 5:16
English Standard Version
16 And this was why the Jews (A)were persecuting Jesus, (B)because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
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