Jesus’ Equality with God

¹⁸ For this reason therefore ^(A)the Jews ^(B)were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, ^(C)making Himself equal with God.

¹⁹ “^(A)Did Moses not give you the Law, and yet none of you carries out the Law? Why are you ^(B)seeking to kill Me?”

³⁷ I know that you are ^(A)Abraham’s descendants; yet ^(B)you are seeking to kill Me, because My word ^[a]has no place in you.

⁴⁰ But as it is, ^(A)you are seeking to kill Me, a man who has ^(B)told you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not do.

⁵³ So from that day on they ^(A)planned together to kill Him.