Study it in the app“For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because he was not only breaking the Sabbath, but he was also calling God his own Father, making himself equal to God.”
For this reasonδιὰ τοῦτοthereforeοὖνthe Jewsοἱ Ἰουδαῖοιwere seekingἐζήτουνall the moreμᾶλλονto killἀποκτεῖναιhim,αὐτὸνbecauseὅτιhe was notοὐonlyμόνονbreakingἔλυεthe Sabbath,τὸ σάββατονbutἀλλὰhe was alsoκαὶcallingἔλεγεGodτὸν θεόνhis ownἴδιονFather,πατέραmakingποιῶνhimselfἑαυτὸνequalἴσονto God.τῷ θεῷ
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaioi” appearstry
To try for something; to be after someone's life is to plan to kill them.
Where else “ezētoun” appearsmore
To a greater degree; how much more, when comparing.
Where else “mallon” appearskill
Kill.
Where else “apokteinai” appearsonly
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appearsdestroy
To break, tear down or strip of force something that stood firm.
Where else “elye” appearsSabbath
The seventh day, a rest for God.
Where else “sabbaton” appearscall
To call someone by a name.
Where else “elege” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appearsown
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idion” appearsFather
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patera” appearsmake into
To make someone into something: "I will make you fishers".
Where else “poiōn” appearsequal
Equal.
Where else “ison” appears17But he answered them, “My Father has been working until now, and I am working.”
18 · This verse (above)
19So Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself, except what he sees the Father doing; for whatever he does, these things the Son also does likewise.
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?
