The Father and the Son
John 5:16
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
- KJV
- And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
- WEB
- For this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill him, because he did these things on the Sabbath.
- ASV
- And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.
- LSV
- and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill Him, because these things He was doing on a Sabbath.
- YLT
- and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath.
- DBY
- And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus [and sought to kill him], because he had done these things on sabbath.
- DRC
- Therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.
- GNV
- And therefore the Iewes did persecute Iesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the Sabbath day.
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include καὶ ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι (“and were seeking him to kill”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
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- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place τὸν elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place Ἰησοῦν elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι τὸν Ἰησοῦν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι τὸν Ἰησοῦν; Robinson–Pierpont read τὸν Ἰησοῦν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ διὰ τοῦτο ἐδίωκον οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι τὸν Ἰησοῦν ὅτι ταῦτα ἐποίει ἐν σαββάτῳ.
- RP2018
- Καὶ διὰ τοῦτο ἐδίωκον τὸν Ἰησοῦν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, καὶ ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι, ὅτι ταῦτα ἐποίει ἐν σαββάτῳ.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ διὰ τοῦτο ἐδίωκον τὸν Ἰησοῦν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, καὶ ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι, ὅτι ταῦτα ἐποίει ἐν σαββάτῳ.
- SCR1894
- και δια τουτο εδιωκον τον ιησουν οι ιουδαιοι και εζητουν αυτον αποκτειναι οτι ταυτα εποιει εν σαββατω
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Cross-references most cited first
- Acts 9:4–5He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?” “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
- John 10:39At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
- John 7:25Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
- Matthew 12:13Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.
- Luke 6:11But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
- Mark 3:6At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
- John 15:20Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
- John 7:19–20Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?” “You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
- John 5:13But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while the crowd was there.
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