John 5:16

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.

Cross References

Matthew 12:13

Then He said to the man, Reach out your hand. And the man reached it out and it was restored, as sound as the other one.

Mark 3:6

Then the Pharisees went out and immediately held a consultation with the Herodians against Him, how they might [devise some means to] put Him to death.

Luke 6:11

But they were filled with lack of understanding and senseless rage and discussed (consulted) with one another what they might do to Jesus.

John 1:19

And this is the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you?

John 10:39

They sought again to arrest Him, but He escaped from their hands.

John 15:20

Remember that I told you, A servant is not greater than his master [is not superior to him]. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word and obeyed My teachings, they will also keep and obey yours.

John 5:10

So the Jews kept saying to the man who had been healed, It is the Sabbath, and you have no right to pick up your bed [it is not lawful].

John 5:13

Now the invalid who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had quietly gone away [had passed on unnoticed], since there was a crowd in the place.

John 5:15

The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus Who had made him well.

John 5:17

But Jesus answered them, My Father has worked [even] until now, [He has never ceased working; He is still working] and I, too, must be at [divine] work.

John 5:18

This made the Jews more determined than ever to kill Him [to do away with Him]; because He not only was breaking (weakening, violating) the Sabbath, but He actually was speaking of God as being [in a special sense] His own Father, making Himself equal [putting Himself on a level] with God.

John 7:21

Jesus answered them, I did one work, and you all are astounded. [John 5:1-9.]

John 7:25

Then some of the Jerusalem people said, Is not this the Man they seek to kill?