John 5:9-18 ▼

9 and immediately the man was healed, and took up his bed, and went his way: but that day being the sabbath,

10 the Jews said to him that was cured, it is the sabbath-day; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.

11 he answered them, he that cured me said to me, take up your bed and walk.

12 then they asked him, who is he that said to you take up your bed and walk?

13 and he that was healed, did not know who it was: for Jesus had slip'd away, by favour of the crowd that was there.

14 sometime after Jesus met him in the temple, and said to him, you see you were cured: sin no more, lest you suffer something worse.

15 then the man departed to acquaint the Jews, that it was Jesus who had cured him.

16 upon which occasion the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he did such things on the sabbath-day.

17 But Jesus answered them, my father works without intermission, and so do I.

18 therefore the Jews were the more eager to kill him, because he had not only violated the sabbath, but likewise, because he had said that God was his proper father, making himself equal with God.