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John 5:18The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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διὰ τοῦτο οὖν μᾶλλον ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἀποκτεῖναι ὅτι οὐ μόνον ἔλυε τὸ σάββατον ἀλλὰ καὶ πατέρα ἴδιον ἔλεγε τὸν θεόν, ἴσον ἑαυτὸν ποιῶν τῷ θεῷ.
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John 5:18The Bible in Living English
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18 So because of that the Jews tried the more to kill him since he was not only overriding the obligation of the sabbath but also calling God his father, claiming to be equal to God.
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John 5:18American Standard Version
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18 For this cause therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only brake the sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
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John 5:18The Emphasized Bible
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18 On this account therefore the rather were the Jews seeking to slay him,—because not only was he breaking the Sabbath but was calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
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John 5:18King James Version
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18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
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John Study Notes—Chapter 5New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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making himself equal to God: While properly referring to God as his Father, Jesus never claimed equality with God. (Joh 5:17) Rather, it was the Jews who accused Jesus of attempting to make himself God’s equal by claiming God as his Father. Just as the Jews were wrong in stating that Jesus was a Sabbath breaker, they were wrong in making this accusation. Jesus makes this evident by what he says as recorded in verses 19 through 24—he could do nothing of his own initiative. Clearly, he was not claiming to be equal to God.—Joh 14:28.
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