John 5:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Because of this, the Jews began to persecute Jesus and tried to kill Him, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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 1611 (Original)

    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 with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} for{G1223} this{G5124} cause{G1377} the Jews{G2453} persecuted{G1377} Jesus,{G2424} because{G3754} he did{G4160} these things{G5023} on{G1722} the sabbath.{G4521}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} therefore{G1223}{G5124} did{G1377} the Jews{G2453} persecute{G1377}{(G5707)} Jesus{G2424}, and{G2532} sought{G2212}{(G5707)} to slay{G615}{(G5658)} him{G846}, because{G3754} he had done{G4160}{(G5707)} these things{G5023} on{G1722} the sabbath day{G4521}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And therfore the Iewes dyd persecute Iesus and sought the meanes to slee him because he had done these thinges on the Saboth daye.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Therfore dyd ye Iewes persecute Iesus, and sought to slaye him, because he had done this vpo ye Sabbath.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And therefore the Iewes did persecute Iesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the Sabbath day.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And therefore the Iewes dyd persecute Iesus, and sought the meanes to slea hym, because he hadde done these thynges on the Sabboth day.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

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

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Responding to Jewish Leaders Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began persecuting him.

Referenced Verses

  • John 15:20 : 20 Remember the word I spoke to you: A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
  • Acts 9:4-5 : 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" 5 He said, "Who are You, Lord?" The Lord replied, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads."
  • Matt 12:13 : 13 Then He said to the man, 'Stretch out your hand.' So he stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other.
  • Mark 3:6 : 6 Immediately, the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
  • Luke 6:11 : 11 But they were filled with rage and began discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.
  • John 5:13 : 13 But the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.
  • John 7:19-20 : 19 Didn't Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill Me? 20 The crowd answered, 'You have a demon! Who is trying to kill You?'
  • John 7:25 : 25 Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, 'Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
  • John 10:39 : 39 Once again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    17 But Jesus answered them, 'My Father is working until now, and I too am working.'

    18 Because of this, the Jews were all the more determined to kill Him, not only because He was breaking the Sabbath, but also because He was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

    19 So Jesus answered them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He only does what He sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does in the same way.'

  • John 5:8-12
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    8 Jesus said to him, 'Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.'

    9 Immediately, the man was made well; he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now that day was the Sabbath.

    10 So the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, 'It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your mat.'

    11 But he answered them, 'The one who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’'

    12 So they asked him, 'Who is the man who told you, ‘Pick up your mat and walk’?'

  • Luke 6:2
    76%

    2 Some of the Pharisees said to them, "Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?"

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

  • John 7:1
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    1 After this, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for He did not want to walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.

  • Luke 6:7
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    7 The scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so they could find an accusation against Him.

  • Mark 3:2
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    2 They were watching Jesus closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath, so they might accuse Him.

  • John 9:16
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    16 Some of the Pharisees said, 'This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.' But others said, 'How can a sinful man perform such signs?' So there was division among them.

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    73%

    14 But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, 'There are six days for work. So come to be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.'

  • Mark 2:24
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    24 The Pharisees said to Jesus, 'Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?

  • Matt 12:1-2
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    1 At that time, Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples became hungry and began to pick heads of grain and eat them.

    2 But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, 'Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.'

  • John 10:31-33
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    31 Again, the Jews picked up stones to stone him.

    32 Jesus answered them, 'I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these works are you stoning me?'

    33 The Jews answered him, 'We are not stoning you for a good work, but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.'

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    14 Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.

  • Luke 14:3
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    3 Jesus responded to the experts in the law and the Pharisees, asking, 'Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?'

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    31 Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Since the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies to remain on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.

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    10 And a man with a withered hand was there. They asked Jesus, 'Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?' so that they might accuse Him.

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    23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses is not broken, why are you angry at Me because I made a man entirely well on the Sabbath?

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    9 Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save a life or to destroy it?"

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    2 They will ban you from the synagogue. But the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.

    3 They will do these things because they have not known the Father or me.

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    71%

    24 If I had not done the works among them that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen these works, and yet they have hated both me and my Father.

    25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: 'They hated me without reason.'

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    71%

    5 Then He said to them, "The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."

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    10 Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.

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    4 Then He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save a life or to kill?" But they remained silent.

  • John 2:18
    70%

    18 So the Jews responded to Him, 'What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do all this?'

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    39 Once again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp.

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    1 After these things, there was a Jewish festival, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

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    19 Again, there was division among the Jews because of these words.

  • Exod 31:15
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    15 For six days, work shall be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall surely be put to death.

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    2 The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to kill him because they were afraid of the people.

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    48 The Jews responded to him, "Aren’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?"

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    19 Didn't Moses give you the law? Yet none of you keeps the law. Why are you trying to kill Me?

  • John 8:20
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    20 He spoke these words while teaching in the temple treasury. Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.

  • Matt 12:5
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    5 Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath, the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and are innocent?

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    7 The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die because he made himself the Son of God."

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    8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.

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    22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jewish leaders had already decided that anyone who confessed Jesus as the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.

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    42 Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.

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    8 The disciples said to him, 'Rabbi, just now the Jews were trying to stone you, and you're going back there again?'

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    42 When it was already evening, because it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),