John 5:16
King James Version (KJV)
And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
In context
14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
John 5:16 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
- WEB World English Bible
- For this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill him, because he did these things on the Sabbath.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus [and sought to kill him], because he had done these things on sabbath.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath.