John 5:17–23

¹⁷But He answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working.”

Jesus’ Equality with the Father

¹⁸For this reason therefore ^athe Jews ^bwere seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, ^cmaking Himself equal with God.

¹⁹Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^athe Son can do nothing from Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever ¹the Father does, these things the Son also does in the same manner.

²⁰“^aFor the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him ^bgreater works than these, so that you will marvel.

²¹“For just as the Father raises the dead and ^agives them life, even so ^bthe Son also gives life to whom He wishes.

²²“For not even the Father judges anyone, but ^aHe has given all judgment to the Son,

²³so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. ^aHe who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.