Then Jesus said to the man “Reach out your hand.” And when he stretched it out, it became normal, just like the other one.
John 5:16 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) So, for this reason the Jews began persecuting Jesus, because He did these [kinds of] things on the Sabbath day. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For this reason the Jews began to persecute (annoy, torment) Jesus and sought to kill Him, because He was doing 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. Common English Bible As a result, the Jewish leaders were harassing Jesus, since he had done these things on the Sabbath. Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, the Jews were persecuting Jesus, for he was doing these things on the Sabbath. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath. |
Then Jesus said to the man “Reach out your hand.” And when he stretched it out, it became normal, just like the other one.
And the Pharisees immediately went out and conferred with the Herodians against Jesus, plotting how they could kill Him. [Note: These Herodians were members of a political party favoring King Herod].
But the experts in the Law of Moses and the Pharisees became furious and began discussing among themselves what they could do to Jesus.
And this is the testimony John [the Immerser] gave when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” [Note: Levites were men who assisted the priests in the Temple service].
[Then] the Jews again tried to arrest Him, but He escaped from their hands.
But they [i.e., the world] will do all these things to you for my name’s sake [i.e., because you are my disciples], for they do not know Him [i.e., God], who sent me.
So, the Jews said to the man who was healed, “It is not permissible for you to pick up your cot because it is the Sabbath day.”
But the man who was healed did not know who it was, because Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.
[Then] the man left and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
But Jesus said to them, “My Father is continuing to work and I am working.”
So, for this reason the Jews looked for more [opportunities] to kill Him, because He not only broke Sabbath day [restrictions], but also He had called God His own Father, [thereby] making Himself equal with God.
Jesus answered them, “I performed one [miraculous] deed and you were all amazed by it [i.e., the healing of the crippled man on the Sabbath day. See 5:1-9].
Some of the people of Jerusalem said [about Jesus], “Is not this person the one they are trying to kill?