John 5:9–18

⁹Instantly the man got well, picked up his mat, and started to walk.

Now that day was the Sabbath, ^u10so the Jews ^vsaid to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! ^wIt’s illegal for you to pick up your mat.”

¹¹He replied, “The man who made me well ^xtold me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’ ”

¹²“Who is this man who told you, ‘Pick up your mat and walk’?” they asked. ¹³But the man who was cured did not know who it was, ^ybecause Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there. ^z

¹⁴After this, Jesus found him in the temple complex ^aand said to him, “See, you are well. Do not sin anymore, so that something worse doesn’t happen to you.” ¹⁵The man went and reported to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. ^b

Honoring the Father and the Son

¹⁶Therefore, the Jews began persecuting ^cJesus ^dbecause He was doing these things on the Sabbath. ^e17But Jesus responded to them, “My Father ^fis still working, and I am working also.” ¹⁸This is why the Jews began trying all the more to kill Him: ^gNot only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.