John 5:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But his answer was: My Father is still working even now, and so I am working.

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  • John 14:10 : 10 Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works.
  • John 9:4 : 4 While it is day we have to do the works of him who sent me: the night comes when no work may be done.
  • Acts 14:17 : 17 But he was not without witness, because he did good, and gave you rain from heaven and times of fruit, making your hearts full of food and joy.
  • Acts 17:28 : 28 For in him we have life and motion and existence; as certain of your verse writers have said, For we are his offspring.
  • 1 Cor 12:6 : 6 And there are different operations, but the same God, who is working all things in all.
  • Col 1:16 : 16 For by him all things were made, in heaven and on earth, things seen and things unseen, authorities, lords, rulers, and powers; all things were made by him and for him;
  • Heb 1:3 : 3 Who, being the outshining of his glory, the true image of his substance, supporting all things by the word of his power, having given himself as an offering making clean from sins, took his seat at the right hand of God in heaven;
  • Gen 2:1-2 : 1 And the heaven and the earth and all things in them were complete. 2 And on the seventh day God came to the end of all his work; and on the seventh day he took his rest from all the work which he had done.
  • Ps 65:6 : 6 The God by whose strength the mountains are fixed; who is robed with power:
  • Isa 40:26 : 26 Let your eyes be lifted up on high, and see: who has made these? He who sends out their numbered army: who has knowledge of all their names: by whose great strength, because he is strong in power, all of them are in their places.
  • Matt 10:29 : 29 Are not sparrows two a farthing? and not one of them comes to an end without your Father:

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  • John 5:18-21
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    18For this cause the Jews had an even greater desire to put Jesus to death, because not only did he not keep the Sabbath but he said God was his Father, so making himself equal with God.

    19So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.

    20For the Father has love for the Son and lets him see everything which he does: and he will let him see greater works than these so that you may be full of wonder.

    21In the same way, as the Father gives life to the dead, even so the Son gives life to those to whom he is pleased to give it.

  • John 5:16
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    16And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

  • John 9:4
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    4While it is day we have to do the works of him who sent me: the night comes when no work may be done.

  • John 10:35-38
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    35If he said they were gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Writings may not be broken),

    36Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son?

    37If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me;

    38But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.

  • John 5:36-37
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    36But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.

    37And the Father himself who sent me has given witness about me. Not one of you has ever given ear to his voice; his form you have not seen.

  • John 7:21
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    21This was the answer of Jesus: I have done one work and you are all surprised at it.

  • John 10:30-33
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    30I and my Father are one.

    31Then the Jews took up stones again to send at him.

    32Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?

    33This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.

  • John 14:10-12
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    10Have you not faith that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words which I say to you, I say not from myself: but the Father who is in me all the time does his works.

    11Have faith that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me: at least, have faith in me because of what I do.

    12Truly I say to you, He who puts his faith in me will do the very works which I do, and he will do greater things than these, because I am going to my Father.

  • John 8:38-39
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    38I say the things which I have seen in my Father's house: and you do the things which come to you from your father's house.

    39In answer they said to him, Our father is Abraham. Jesus said to them, If you were Abraham's children you would do what Abraham did.

  • John 10:25
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    25Jesus said in answer, I have said it and you have no belief: the works which I do in my Father's name, these give witness about me.

  • John 6:28-30
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    28Then they said to him, How may we do the works of God?

    29Jesus, answering, said to them, This is to do the work of God: to have faith in him whom God has sent.

    30So they said, What sign do you give us, so that we may see and have faith in you? What do you do?

  • Luke 6:5
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    5And he said, The Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.

  • John 8:19
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    19Then they said to him, Where is your Father? Jesus said in answer, You have no knowledge of me or of my Father: if you had knowledge of me you would have knowledge of my Father.

  • John 15:24
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    24If I had not done among them the works which no other man ever did, they would have had no sin: but now they have seen, and they have had hate in their hearts for me and my Father.

  • John 5:30
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    30Of myself I am unable to do anything: as the voice comes to me so I give a decision: and my decision is right because I have no desire to do what is pleasing to myself, but only what is pleasing to him who sent me.

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    54Jesus said in answer, If I take glory for myself, my glory is nothing: it is my Father who gives me glory, of whom you say that he is your God.

  • John 4:34
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    34Jesus said, My food is to do the pleasure of him who sent me and to make his work complete.

  • John 17:4-5
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    4I have given you glory on the earth, having done all the work which you gave me to do.

    5And now, Father, let me have glory with you, even that glory which I had with you before the world was.

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    49And this was the answer of Jesus: I have not an evil spirit; but I give honour to my Father and you do not give honour to me.

  • John 8:41
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    41You are doing the works of your father. They said to him, We are true sons of Abraham; we have one Father, who is God.

  • John 5:9-11
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    9And the man became well straight away, and took up his bed and went. Now that day was the Sabbath.

    10So the Jews said to the man who had been made well, It is the Sabbath; and it is against the law for you to take up your bed.

    11He said to them, But he who made me well, said to me, Take up your bed and go.

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    13On six days do all your work:

  • Mark 2:28
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    28So that the Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.

  • John 8:28-29
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    28So Jesus said, When the Son of man has been lifted up by you, then it will be clear to you who I am, and that I do nothing of myself, but say as the Father gave me teaching.

    29He who sent me is with me; he has not gone from me, because at all times I do the things which are pleasing to him.

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    16Jesus gave them this answer: It is not my teaching, but his who sent me.

  • Exod 20:9
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    9On six days do all your work:

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    23So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.

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    16Even if I am judging, my decision is right, because I am not by myself--with me is the Father who sent me.

  • John 10:17
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    17For this reason am I loved by the Father, because I give up my life so that I may take it again.

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    8For the Son of man is lord of the Sabbath.

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    6Jesus said to them, My time is still to come, but any time is good for you.