John 5:16
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Therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.

John 1:19
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou?

John 5:10
The Jews therefore said to him that was healed: It is the sabbath. It is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed.

John 5:15
The man went his way and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him whole.

John 5:17
But Jesus answered them: My Father worketh until now; and I work.

John 5:18
Hereupon therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he did not only break the sabbath but also said God was his Father, making himself equal to God.

John 7:21
Jesus answered and said to them: One work I have done: and you all wonder.

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Therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.

persecute.

John 15:20 Remember my word that I said to you: The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they have kept my word, they will keep yours also.

Acts 9:4,5 And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? . . .

and sought.

John 5:13 But he who was healed knew not who it was: for Jesus went aside from the multitude standing in the place.

John 7:19,20,25 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? . . .

John 10:39 They sought therefore to take him: and he escaped out of their hands.

Matthew 12:13 Then he saith to the man: Stretch forth thy hand; and he stretched it forth, and it was restored to health even as the other.

Mark 3:6 And the Pharisees going out, immediately made a consultation with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

Luke 6:11 And they were filled with madness: and they talked one with another, what they might do to Jesus.

Context
The Father and the Son
15The man went his way and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him whole. 16Therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath. 17But Jesus answered them: My Father worketh until now; and I work.…
Lexicon
Now
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

because
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

[Jesus] was doing
ἐποίει (epoiei)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

these things
ταῦτα (tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

on
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[the] Sabbath,
σαββάτῳ (sabbatō)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4521: The Sabbath, a week.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Jews
Ἰουδαῖοι (Ioudaioi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.

began to persecute
ἐδίωκον (ediōkon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1377: To pursue, hence: I persecute. A prolonged form of a primary verb dio; to pursue; by implication, to persecute.

[Him].
Ἰησοῦν (Iēsoun)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.


Additional Translations
Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.

And because of this, the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.

And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus [and sought to kill him], because he had done these things on sabbath.

And for this cause did the Jews persecute Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.

And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath.

and on this account the Jews began to persecute Jesus--because He did these things on the Sabbath.

For this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill him, because he did these things on the Sabbath.

and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath.
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