John 5:9–18

⁹The man immediately became well, picked up his cot, and walked. 

That happened on a day of rest—a holy day. ¹⁰So the Jews told the man who had been healed, “This is a day of rest—a holy day. You’re not allowed to carry your cot today.” 

¹¹The man replied, “The man who made me well told me to pick up my cot and walk.” 

¹²The Jews asked him, “Who is the man who told you to pick it up and walk?” ¹³But the man who had been healed didn’t know who Jesus was. (Jesus had withdrawn from the crowd.) 

¹⁴Later, Jesus met the man in the temple courtyard and told him, “You’re well now. Stop sinning so that something worse doesn’t happen to you.” 

¹⁵The man went back to the Jews and told them that Jesus was the man who had made him well. 

The Son Is Equal to the Father

¹⁶The Jews began to persecute Jesus because he kept healing people on the day of rest—a holy day. ¹⁷Jesus replied to them, “My Father is working right now, and so am I.” 

¹⁸His reply made the Jews more intent on killing him. Not only did he break the laws about the day of rest—a holy day, but also he made himself equal to God when he said repeatedly that God was his Father.