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John 5:16
New English Translation
John 5:16
New English Translation
Responding to Jewish Leaders
16 Now because Jesus was doing these things[a] on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders[b] began persecuting[c] him.
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- John 5:16 sn Note the plural phrase these things which seems to indicate that Jesus healed on the Sabbath more than once (cf. John 20:30). The synoptic gospels show this to be true; the incident in 5:1-15 has thus been chosen by the author as representative.
- John 5:16 tn Or “the Jewish authorities”; Grk “the Jews.” See the note on the phrase “Jewish leaders” in v. 10.
- John 5:16 tn Or “harassing.”
John 5:16
New International Version
John 5:16
New International Version
The Authority of the Son
16 So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him.
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