John 5:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For 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.

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  • John 10:33 : 33 This 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 8:58 : 58 Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.
  • John 10:30 : 30 I and my Father are one.
  • John 5:23 : 23 So 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.
  • John 19:7 : 7 And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.
  • Phil 2:6 : 6 To whom, though himself in the form of God, it did not seem that to take for oneself was to be like God;
  • Rev 22:1 : 1 And I saw a river of water of life, clear as glass, coming out of the high seat of God and of the Lamb,
  • John 5:16 : 16 And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
  • John 7:1 : 1 After this, Jesus went from place to place in Galilee. He did not go about in Judaea, because the Jews were looking for a chance to put him to death.
  • Zech 13:7 : 7 Awake! O sword, against the keeper of my flock, and against him who is with me, says the Lord of armies: put to death the keeper of the sheep, and the sheep will go in flight: and my hand will be turned against the little ones.
  • John 7:19 : 19 Did not Moses give you the law? Even so, not one of you keeps the law. Why have you a desire to put me to death?
  • John 7:22-23 : 22 Moses gave you circumcision--not that it comes from Moses, but from the fathers--and even on the Sabbath you give a child circumcision. 23 If a child is given circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?
  • John 8:54 : 54 Jesus 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 14:23 : 23 Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.
  • Rev 22:3 : 3 And there will be no more curse: and the high seat of God and of the Lamb will be there; and his servants will be worshipping him;
  • Rev 21:22-23 : 22 And I saw no Temple there; because the Lord God, the Ruler of all, and the Lamb are its Temple. 23 And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.
  • John 14:9 : 9 Jesus said to him, Philip, have I been with you all this time, and still you have no knowledge of me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Why do you say, Let us see the Father?
  • Matt 12:5 : 5 Or is it not said in the law, how the Sabbath is broken by the priests in the Temple and they do no wrong?

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  • John 5:15-17
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    15 The man went away and said to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

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

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

  • John 10:30-37
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    30 I and my Father are one.

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

    32 Jesus 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?

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

    34 In answer, Jesus said, Is there not a saying in your law, I said, You are gods?

    35 If he said they were gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Writings may not be broken),

    36 Do 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?

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

  • John 5:19-21
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    19 So 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.

    20 For 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.

    21 In 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 19:7
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    7 And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.

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

  • John 8:52-54
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    52 The Jews said to him, Now we are certain that you have an evil spirit. Abraham is dead, and the prophets are dead; and you say, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.

    53 Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: who do you say that you are?

    54 Jesus 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.

  • Mark 2:27-28
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    27 And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath;

    28 So that the Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.

  • John 5:9-10
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    9 And the man became well straight away, and took up his bed and went. Now that day was the Sabbath.

    10 So 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.

  • John 5:23
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    23 So 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.

  • John 8:40-41
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    40 But now you have a desire to put me to death, a man who has said to you what is true, as I had it from God: Abraham did not do that.

    41 You 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 8:19-20
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    19 Then 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.

    20 Jesus said these words in the place where the offerings were stored, while he was teaching in the Temple: but no man took him because his time was still to come.

  • John 5:36
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    36 But 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.

  • Matt 12:8
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    8 For the Son of man is lord of the Sabbath.

  • John 8:38
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    38 I 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.

  • John 7:19-20
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    19 Did not Moses give you the law? Even so, not one of you keeps the law. Why have you a desire to put me to death?

    20 The people said in answer, You have an evil spirit: who has any desire to put you to death?

  • John 17:1
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    1 Jesus said these things; then, lifting his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the time has now come; give glory to your Son, so that the Son may give glory to you:

  • John 8:48-49
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    48 The Jews said to him in answer, Are we not right in saying that you are of Samaria and have an evil spirit?

    49 And 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 15:24
    69%

    24 If 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 5:26-27
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    26 For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son to have life in himself.

    27 And he has given him authority to be judge because he is the Son of man.

  • John 10:19
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    19 There was a division again among the Jews because of these words.

  • Luke 5:21
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    21 And the scribes and Pharisees were having an argument, saying, Who is this, who has no respect for God? who is able to give forgiveness for sins, but God only?

  • John 8:28
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    28 So 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.

  • John 6:52
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    52 Then the Jews had an angry discussion among themselves, saying, How is it possible for this man to give us his flesh for food?

  • John 9:16
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    16 Then some of the Pharisees said, That man has not come from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath. Others said, How is it possible for a sinner to do such signs? So there was a division among them.

  • Matt 15:3-4
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    3 And in answer he said to them, Why do you, yourselves, go against the word of God on account of the teaching which has been handed down to you?

    4 For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.

  • John 7:1
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    1 After this, Jesus went from place to place in Galilee. He did not go about in Judaea, because the Jews were looking for a chance to put him to death.

  • John 9:22
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    22 They said this because of their fear of the Jews: for the Jews had come to an agreement that if any man said that Jesus was the Christ he would be put out of the Synagogue.

  • Luke 6:2
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    2 But some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what it is not right to do on the Sabbath?

  • John 10:39
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    39 Then again they made an attempt to take him; but he got away from them.