John 5:18 meaning and explanation

Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

John 5:18, Berean Standard Bible

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John has just reported Jesus healing a man on the Sabbath and telling him to carry his mat. Jesus then defended Himself by saying, "My Father is at His work, and I too am working." Here the narrator explains why the opposition hardened into a death plot.

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