John 5:15-17

Expanded Bible

¹⁵ Then the man left and told ·his people [the Jewish leaders; ^Lthe Jews] that Jesus was the one who had made him well.

¹⁶ Because Jesus was doing ·this [^Lthese things] on the Sabbath day, ·some evil people [the Jewish leaders; ^Lthe Jews] began to ·persecute [harass] him. ¹⁷ But Jesus ·said to [^Lanswered] them, “My Father ·never stops [is always; is still] working [^Ceven on the Sabbath], and so I keep working, too.”