17But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.


In Context

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.

19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

John 5:17 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:17Jesus said to them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:17But Jesus answered them: My Father worketh until now; and I work.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:17But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto and I work.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:17But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17But Jesus answered them, |My Father is still working, so I am working, too.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:17And Jesus answered them, 'My Father till now doth work, and I work;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:17But Jesus answered them, My Father works till now, and I work.