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


In Context

14 After these things, Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, 'Lo, thou hast become whole; sin no more, lest something worse may happen to thee.'

15 The man went away, and told the Jews that it is Jesus who made him whole,

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

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

18 because of this, then, were the Jews seeking the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the sabbath, but he also called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.

19 Jesus therefore responded and said to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything of himself, if he may not see the Father doing anything; for whatever things He may do, these also the Son in like manner doth;

John 5:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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