Jesus’ Equality with God

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

Jesus Teaches at the Feast

After these things Jesus was walking in Galilee, for He was unwilling to walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.

“Did Moses not give you the Law, and yet none of you carries out the Law? Why are you seeking to kill Me?”

The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill You?”

So some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is this man not the one whom they are seeking to kill?

So the Jews were saying, “Surely He will not kill Himself, will He, since He says, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come’ ?”

I know that you are Abraham’s descendants; yet you are seeking to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.

But as it is, you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came so that they would have life, and have it abundantly.

Conspiracy to Kill Jesus

Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council meeting, and they were saying, “What are we doing in regard to the fact that this man is performing many signs?

So from that day on they planned together to kill Him.

They will ban you from the synagogue, yet an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering a service to God.