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Green's Literal Translation

John 5:16

And because of this, the Jews persecuted Jesus and lusted to kill Him, because He did these things on a sabbath.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Miracles;   Persecution;   Temple;   Scofield Reference Index - Judgments;   Thompson Chain Reference - Church;   Persecution;   Plots Laid;   Plotting;   Suffering for Righteousness' S;   The Topic Concordance - Persecution;   Sabbath;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Persecution;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Sabbath;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Create, Creation;   Feasts and Festivals of Israel;   Power;   Sabbath;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jesus Christ;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hour;   John, the Gospel of;   Persecution in the Bible;   Sabbath;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jesus Christ;   Law;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Dates (2);   Death of Christ;   Dropsy;   Grace ;   Humanity of Christ;   Israel, Israelite;   Persecution;   Profaning, Profanity;   Sabbath ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - 31 To Do, Work, Labour;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus was doing all this on the Sabbath day. So these Jews began trying to make him stop.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And therfore the Iewes dyd persecute Iesus and sought the meanes to slee him because he had done these thinges on the Saboth daye.
Hebrew Names Version
For this cause the Yehudim persecuted Yeshua, and sought to kill him, because he did these things on the Shabbat.
International Standard Version
So the Jews[fn] began persecuting Jesus because he kept doing such things on the Sabbath.
New American Standard Bible
For this reason the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on a Sabbath.
New Century Version
Because Jesus was doing this on the Sabbath day, some evil people began to persecute him.
Update Bible Version
And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the Sabbath.
Webster's Bible Translation
And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath.
English Standard Version
And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
World English Bible
For this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill him, because he did these things on the Sabbath.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill him, because he had done these things on the sabbath.
Weymouth's New Testament
and on this account the Jews began to persecute Jesus--because He did these things on the Sabbath.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the Jewis pursueden Jhesu, for he dide this thing in the sabat.
English Revised Version
And for this cause did the Jews persecute Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.
Berean Standard Bible
Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
Contemporary English Version
They started making a lot of trouble for Jesus because he did things like this on the Sabbath.
Amplified Bible
For this reason the Jews began to persecute Jesus continually because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.
American Standard Version
And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.
Bible in Basic English
And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
Complete Jewish Bible
and on account of this, the Judeans began harassing Yeshua because he did these things on Shabbat.
Darby Translation
And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus [and sought to kill him], because he had done these things on sabbath.
Etheridge Translation
On account of this the Jihudoyee persecuted Jeshu, and sought to kill him, because these things he had done on the shabath.
Murdock Translation
And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill him; because he had done these things on the sabbath.
King James Version (1611)
And therefore did the Iewes persecute Iesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the Sabbath day.
New Living Translation
So the Jewish leaders began harassing Jesus for breaking the Sabbath rules.
New Life Bible
Because Jesus did these things on the Day of Rest, the Jews made it very hard for Him.
New Revised Standard
Therefore the Jews started persecuting Jesus, because he was doing such things on the sabbath.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And therefore the Iewes did persecute Iesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the Sabbath day.
George Lamsa Translation
And for this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus and wanted to kill him, because he was doing these things on the sabbath.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, on this account, were the Jews persecuting Jesus, because, these things, he had been doing, on Sabbath.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.
Revised Standard Version
And this was why the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did this on the sabbath.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And therefore the Iewes dyd persecute Iesus, and sought [the meanes] to slea hym, because he hadde done these thynges on the Sabboth day.
Good News Translation
So they began to persecute Jesus, because he had done this healing on a Sabbath.
Christian Standard Bible®
Therefore, the Jews began persecuting Jesus because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
King James Version
And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
Lexham English Bible
And on account of this the Jews began to persecute Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
Young's Literal Translation
and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore dyd ye Iewes persecute Iesus, and sought to slaye him, because he had done this vpo ye Sabbath.
Mace New Testament (1729)
upon which occasion the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he did such things on the sabbath-day.
New English Translation
Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began persecuting him.
New King James Version
For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, [fn] because He had done these things on the Sabbath.
Simplified Cowboy Version
So the Jewish leaders started nit-picking Jesus about healing a man on the day of rest.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For this reason the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.
Legacy Standard Bible
And for this reason the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

Contextual Overview

1 After these things, there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 And at Jerusalem is a pool at the Sheep Gate which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these was a great multitude of the infirm lying, blind ones, lame ones, withered ones, awaiting the stirring of the water. 4 For an angel at a certain time descended in the pool and agitated the water. Then the one first entering after the agitation of the water became well, whatever disease he was held by. 5 But a certain man was there, being in infirmity thirty eight years. 6 Seeing him lying, and knowing that he had already spent much time, Jesus said to him, Do you desire to become well? 7 The infirm one answered Him, Lord, I do not have a man, that when the water is agitated he may throw me into the pool; but while I am coming, another goes down before me. 8 Jesus said to him, Rise up, Take up your cot and walk! 9 And instantly the man became well, and took up his cot and walked. And it was a sabbath that day. 10 Then the Jews said to the one having been healed, It is a sabbath. It is not lawful for you to lift up the cot.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

persecute: John 15:20, Acts 9:4, Acts 9:5

and sought: John 5:13, John 7:19, John 7:20, John 7:25, John 10:39, Matthew 12:13, Mark 3:6, Luke 6:11

Reciprocal: Exodus 35:2 - whosoever Matthew 12:2 - Behold Luke 6:2 - Why Luke 13:14 - with John 8:37 - but John 9:14 - General John 11:46 - General John 11:57 - had Hebrews 12:3 - contradiction

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus,.... With their tongues, reproaching and reviling him, as a sabbath breaker, a destroyer of the law, and a sinful wicked man:

and sought to slay him; either in a violent way, by setting the zealots, a sort of ruffians under the pretence of religion, upon him; or rather in a judicial way, summoning him before the sanhedrim, in order to condemn him to death for the breach of the sabbath, which by the law of Moses was punishable with death:

because he had done these things on the sabbath day; because he had cured the man of his disease, under which he had laboured eight and thirty years, and had ordered him to take up his bed, and walk home with it on his back on the sabbath day. This drew upon him their resentment to such a degree, that they not only persecuted him with their tongues, but sought to take away his life. Nothing would satisfy them but his blood.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Persecuted Jesus - They opposed him; attempted to ruin his character; to destroy his popularity; and probably held him up before the people as a violator of the law of God. Instead of making inquiry whether he had not given proof that he was the Messiah, they “assumed” that he must be wrong, and ought to be punished. Thus every bigot and persecutor does in regard to those who differ from them.

To slay him - To put him to death. This they attempted to do because it was directed in the law of Moses, Exodus 31:15; Exodus 35:2. See Luke 6:7, Luke 6:11; Luke 13:14. We see here,

1. How full of enmity and how bloody was the purpose of the Jews, All that Jesus had done was to restore an infirm man to health - a thing which they would have done for their cattle Luke 6:7, and yet they sought. his life because he had done it for a sick “man.”

2. Men are often extremely envious because good is done by others, especially if it is not done according to the way of their denomination or party.

3. Here was an instance of the common feelings of a hypocrite. He often covers his enmity against the power of religion by great zeal for the form of it. He hates and persecutes those who do good, who seek the conversion of sinners, who love revivals of religion and the spread of the gospel, because it is not according to some matter of form which has been established, and on which he supposes the whole safety of the church to hang. There was nothing that Jesus was more opposed to than hypocrisy, and nothing that he set himself more against than those who suppose all goodness to consist in “forms,” and all piety in the “shibboleths” of a party.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 5:16. And sought to slay him — This clause is omitted by BCDL, some others, and several ancient versions. Griesbach has left it out of the text; and Professor White says, certissime delenda: but it does not appear to me that it should be omitted. However, it was true of the Jews, whether the words were originally in the evangelist or not. For what cause did these persons seek to destroy our Lord? Because he had healed a poor man, who had been diseased thirty-eight years, and ordered him to carry home the couch on which he lay! How implacable must their malice have been! The spirit of religious persecution has always been the most fell and dangerous of all on this side perdition. Every other disposition appears to have its moderator; but this is wholly abandoned to the guidance of Satan, and has for its objects the men who know the truth, and who live to the glory of their God, and for the benefit of mankind. How strange that such should ever be objects of malice and hatred! But the Satanic nature in fallen man is ever opposed to whatever comes from God.


 
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