16And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath.


In Context

13 And he that was healed knew not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.

14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou art cured: sin no more, lest a worse thing come to thee.

15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him.

16 And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath.

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.

John 5:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:16And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:16So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews persecuted him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:16Therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:16And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill him, because he had done these things on sabbath.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:16And for this cause did the Jews persecute Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16For this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill him, because he did these things on the Sabbath.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:16and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:16And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.