John 5:16

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.

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  • John 15:20 : 20 `Remember the word that I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; if me they did persecute, you also they will persecute; if my word they did keep, yours also they will keep;
  • Acts 9:4-5 : 4 and having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, `Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?' 5 And he said, `Who art thou, Lord?' and the Lord said, `I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute; hard for thee at the pricks to kick;'
  • Matt 12:13 : 13 Then saith he to the man, `Stretch forth thy hand,' and he stretched `it' forth, and it was restored whole as the other.
  • Mark 3:6 : 6 and the Pharisees having gone forth, immediately, with the Herodians, were taking counsel against him how they might destroy him.
  • Luke 6:11 : 11 and they were filled with madness, and were speaking with one another what they might do to Jesus.
  • John 5:13 : 13 But he that was healed had not known who he is, for Jesus did move away, a multitude being in the place.
  • John 7:19-20 : 19 hath not Moses given you the law? and none of you doth the law; why me do ye seek to kill?' 20 The multitude answered and said, `Thou hast a demon, who doth seek to kill thee?'
  • John 7:25 : 25 Certain, therefore, of the Jerusalemites said, `Is not this he whom they are seeking to kill?
  • John 10:39 : 39 Therefore were they seeking again to seize him, and he went forth out of their hand,

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    17And Jesus answered them, `My Father till now doth work, and I work;'

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    19Jesus therefore responded and said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything of himself, if he may not see the Father doing anything; for whatever things He may do, these also the Son in like manner doth;

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    9and immediately the man became whole, and he took up his couch, and was walking, and it was a sabbath on that day,

    10the Jews then said to him that hath been healed, `It is a sabbath; it is not lawful to thee to take up the couch.'

    11He answered them, `He who made me whole -- that one said to me, Take up thy couch, and be walking;'

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    2and certain of the Pharisees said to them, `Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbaths?'

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    15The man went away, and told the Jews that it is Jesus who made him whole,

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    1And Jesus was walking after these things in Galilee, for he did not wish to walk in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him,

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    7and the scribes and the Pharisees were watching him, if on the sabbath he will heal, that they might find an accusation against him.

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    31Therefore, again, did the Jews take up stones that they may stone him;

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    24if I did not do among them the works that no other hath done, they were not having sin, and now they have both seen and hated both me and my Father;

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    5and he said to them, -- `The Son of Man is lord also of the sabbath.'

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    10And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath,

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    4And he saith to them, `Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save, or to kill?' but they were silent.

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    18the Jews then answered and said to him, `What sign dost thou shew to us -- that thou dost these things?'

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    39Therefore were they seeking again to seize him, and he went forth out of their hand,

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    19Therefore, again, there came a division among the Jews, because of these words,

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    2and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they may take him up, for they were afraid of the people.

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    19hath not Moses given you the law? and none of you doth the law; why me do ye seek to kill?'

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    42And now evening having come, seeing it was the preparation, that is, the fore-sabbath,