John 5:18

God's Word

His reply made the Jews more intent on killing him. Not only did he break the laws about the day of rest—a holy day, but also he made himself equal to God when he said repeatedly that God was his Father.

Cross References

Zechariah 13:7

“Arise, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is my friend,” declares the Lord of Armies. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered. Then I will turn my hand against the little ones.”

Matthew 12:5

Or haven’t you read in Moses’ Teachings that on the day of rest—a holy day, the priests in the temple do things they shouldn’t on the day of rest yet remain innocent?

John 1:19

This was John’s answer when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

John 10:30

The Father and I are one.”

John 10:33

The Jews answered Jesus, “We’re going to stone you to death, not for any good things you’ve done, but for dishonoring God. You claim to be God, although you’re only a man.”

John 14:23

Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will go to them and make our home with them.

John 14:9

Jesus replied, “I have been with all of you for a long time. Don’t you know me yet, Philip? The person who has seen me has seen the Father. So how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

John 19:7

The Jews answered Pilate, “We have a law, and by that law he must die because he claimed to be the Son of God.”

John 5:15

The man went back to the Jews and told them that Jesus was the man who had made him well.

John 5:16

The Jews began to persecute Jesus because he kept healing people on the day of rest—a holy day.

John 5:17

Jesus replied to them, “My Father is working right now, and so am I.”

John 5:23

so that everyone will honor the Son as they honor the Father. Whoever doesn’t honor the Son doesn’t honor the Father who sent him.

John 7:1

Jesus later traveled throughout Galilee. He didn’t want to travel in Judea because Jews there wanted to kill him.

John 7:19

Didn’t Moses give you his teachings? Yet, none of you does what Moses taught you. So why do you want to kill me?”

John 8:54

Jesus said, “If I bring glory to myself, my glory is nothing. My Father is the one who gives me glory, and you say that he is your God.

John 8:58

Jesus told them, “I can guarantee this truth: Before Abraham was ever born, I am.”

Philippians 2:6

Although he was in the form of God and equal with God, he did not take advantage of this equality.

Revelation 22:1

The angel showed me a river filled with the water of life, as clear as crystal. It was flowing from the throne of God and the lamb.

Revelation 22:3

There will no longer be any curse. The throne of God and the lamb will be in the city. His servants will worship him