John 5:16
“And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 John 5:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
And that was why they began to persecute Jesus — because he did things of this kind on the Sabbath.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und darum verfolgten die Juden Jesum und suchten ihn zu töten , weil er dies am Sabbath tat.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y por esta causa los Judíos perseguían á Jesús, y procuraban matarle, porque hacía estas cosas en sábado.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E por isso os judeus perseguiam Jesus, porque ele fazia estas coisas no sábado.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, os líderes dos judeus perseguiam Jesus, porque Ele estava fazendo estas coisas no sábado.
📖 John 5:16 in Context
14Afterward 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.
15The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
16And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
17But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
18Therefore 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.
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