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Andκαὶfor this reasonδιὰ τοῦτοthe Jewsοἱ Ἰουδαῖοιwere persecutingἐδίωκονJesus,τὸν Ἰησοῦνbecauseὅτιhe was doingἐποίειthese thingsταῦταonἐνthe Sabbath.σαββάτῳ
John 5:16
Study it in the app“And for this reason the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.”
With the Greek beneath
John 5:16, word by word
- the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaioi” appears- were persecutingἐδίωκονediōkon
persecute
To go after someone to harm them.
Where else “ediōkon” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appears- he was doingἐποίειepoiei
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiei” appears- the Sabbathσαββάτῳsabbatōi
Sabbath
The seventh day, a rest for God.
Where else “sabbatōi” appears
The context
15The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
16 · This verse (above)
17But he answered them, “My Father has been working until now, and I am working.”
To study John 5 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus ask the man who had been ill for thirty-eight years, and what does he tell him to do? What problem do the Jews see? (vv. 5-16)
2. What it means
Jesus says the works he does bear witness about him (v. 36). What other witnesses does he mention in this chapter? (vv. 31-47)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the sick man, “Do you want to get well?” (v. 6). What change would you like to ask God for in your life today?