John 5:18

New International Reader's Version

For this reason the Jewish leaders tried even harder to kill him. According to them, Jesus was not only breaking the law of the Sabbath day. He was even calling God his own Father. He was making himself equal with God.

Cross References

Zechariah 13:7

“My sword, wake up! Attack my shepherd! Attack the man who is close to me,” announces the Lord who rules over all. “Strike down the shepherd. Then the sheep will be scattered. And I will turn my hand against their little ones.

Matthew 12:5

Haven’t you read the Law? It tells how every Sabbath day the priests in the temple have to do their work on that day. But they are not considered guilty.

John 1:19

The Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask John who he was. John spoke the truth to them.

John 10:30

I and the Father are one.”

John 10:33

“We are not throwing stones at you for any good work,” they replied. “We are stoning you for saying a very evil thing. You are only a man. But you claim to be God.”

John 14:23

Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them. We will come to them and make our home with them.

John 14:9

Jesus answered, “Don’t you know me, Philip? I have been among you such a long time! Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. So how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?

John 19:7

The Jewish leaders replied, “We have a law. That law says he must die. He claimed to be the Son of God.”

John 5:15

The man went away. He told the Jewish leaders it was Jesus who had made him well.

John 5:16

Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath day. So the Jewish leaders began to oppose him.

John 5:17

Jesus defended himself. He said to them, “My Father is always doing his work. He is working right up to this day. I am working too.”

John 5:23

Then all people will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.

John 7:1

After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He didn’t want to travel around in Judea. That was because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him.

John 7:19

Didn’t Moses give you the law? But not one of you obeys the law. Why are you trying to kill me?”

John 8:54

Jesus replied, “If I bring glory to myself, my glory means nothing. You claim that my Father is your God. He is the one who brings glory to me.

John 8:58

“What I’m about to tell you is true,” Jesus answered. “Before Abraham was born, I am!”

Philippians 2:6

In his very nature he was God. Jesus was equal with God. But Jesus didn’t take advantage of that fact.

Revelation 22:1

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life. It was as clear as crystal. It flowed from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

Revelation 22:3

There will no longer be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city. God’s servants will serve him.