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John 5:16

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16And on account of this the Jews began to persecute* Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

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  1. *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to persecute”)

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore, the Jews began persecuting Jesus because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

NLTNew Living Translation

So the Jewish leaders began harassing Jesus for breaking the Sabbath rules.

KJV 1900King James Version

And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.