John 5:17

Easy To Read Version

But Jesus said to the Jews, “My Father never stops working. And so I work too.”

Cross References

Psalm 65:6

God made the mountains with his power.\par We see his power all around us.\par

Isaiah 40:26

Look up to the skies.\par Who created all those stars?\par Who created all those ‘armies’\par \{in the sky\}?\par Who knows every star by name?\par \{The true God\} is very strong and powerful,\par so none of these stars is lost.”\par

Matthew 10:29

When birds are sold, two small birds cost only a penny. But not even one of those little birds can die without your Father knowing it.

John 10:36

So why do you say that I am saying things that are against God because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’? I am the one God chose and sent into the world.

John 14:10

Do you truly believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The things I have told you don’t come from me. The Father lives in me, and he is doing his own work.

John 5:16

Jesus was doing these things (healing) on the Sabbath day. {\cf2\super [79]} So the Jews began to do bad things to Jesus.

John 5:18

This made these Jews try harder to kill him. \{The Jews said\}, “First this man (Jesus) was breaking the law about the Sabbath day. {\cf2\super [80]} Then he said that God is his Father! He is making himself equal with God!”

John 9:4

While it is daytime, we must continue doing the work of the One that sent me. The night is coming. And no person can work at night.

Acts 14:17

But God was always there doing things that prove he is real. He gives you rain from the sky. He gives you good harvests at the right times. He gives you plenty of food, and he fills your hearts with joy.”

Acts 17:28

‘We live with him.\par We walk with him.\par We are with him.’\par

1 Corinthians 12:6

And there are different ways that God works in people; but \{all these ways are from\} the same God. God works in us all to do everything.

Colossians 1:16

Through his power all things were made—things in heaven and on earth, things seen and not seen, all \{spiritual\} powers, authorities, lords, and rulers. All things were made through Christ and for Christ.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

Also, we always thank God because of the way you accepted God’s message (teaching). You heard that message from us, and you accepted it like it was God’s words, not the words of men. And it really is God’s message (teaching). And that message works in you people who believe.

Hebrews 1:3

The Son shows the glory of God. He is a perfect copy of God’s nature. The Son holds everything together with his powerful command. The Son made people clean from their sins. Then he sat down at the right side {\cf2\super [2]} of the Great One (God) in heaven.