John 5:16
Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
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John 1:19
And this was John's testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, "Who are you?"

John 5:10
so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, "This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat."

John 5:15
And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

John 5:17
But Jesus answered them, "To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working."

John 5:18
Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

John 7:21
Jesus answered them, "I did one miracle, and you are all astonished.

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persecute.

John 15:20
Remember 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.

Acts 9:4, 5
He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?" . . .

and sought.

John 5:13
But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while the crowd was there.

John 7:19, 20, 25
Has not Moses given you the Law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?" . . .

John 10:39
At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.

Matthew 12:13
Then 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.

Mark 3:6
At this, the Pharisees went out and plotted with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

Luke 6:11
But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.

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