John 5:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.”
John 5:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 5:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 5:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill him, because he did these things on the Sabbath.”
John 5:16 — World English Bible
John 5:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath. ”
John 5:16 — American Standard Version
John 5:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath.”
John 5:16 — Young's Literal Translation
John 5:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus [and sought to kill him], because he had done these things on sabbath. ”
John 5:16 — Darby Translation
John 5:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And therefore the Iewes did persecute Iesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the Sabbath day.”
John 5:16 — Geneva Bible
John 5:16 in Context — John 5
14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
What Does John 5:16 Mean?
John 5:16 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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