10 So (A)the Jews were saying to the man who was cured, “It is a Sabbath, and (B)it is not permissible for you to carry your pallet.” 11 But he answered them, “He who made me well was the one who said to me, ‘Pick up your pallet and walk.’ 12 They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick it up and walk’?” 13 But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while there was a crowd in that place. 14 Afterward, Jesus *found him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become well; do not (C)sin anymore, (D)so that nothing worse happens to you.” 15 The man went away, and informed (E)the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. 16 For this reason (F)the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on a Sabbath. 17 But He answered them, “My Father [a]is working until now, and I Myself am working.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 5:17 I.e., has been and continues

10 and so the Jewish leaders(A) said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.”(B)

11 But he replied, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’

12 So they asked him, “Who is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?”

13 The man who was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.

14 Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning(C) or something worse may happen to you.” 15 The man went away and told the Jewish leaders(D) that it was Jesus who had made him well.

The Authority of the Son

16 So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him. 17 In his defense Jesus said to them, “My Father(E) is always at his work(F) to this very day, and I too am working.”

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