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John 5:17-19
Contemporary English Version
John 5:17-19
Contemporary English Version
17 But Jesus said, “My Father has never stopped working, and this is why I keep on working.” 18 (A) Now the leaders wanted to kill Jesus for two reasons. First, he had broken the law of the Sabbath. But even worse, he had said God was his Father, which made him equal with God.
The Son's Authority
19 Jesus told the people:
I tell you for certain the Son cannot do anything on his own. He can do only what he sees the Father doing, and he does exactly what he sees the Father do.
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