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John 5:16

16 For this reason athe Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

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John 5:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

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

John 5:16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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

John 5:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

John 5:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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

John 5:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath.

John 5:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 Because Jesus was doing this on the Sabbath day, some evil people began to persecute him.

John 5:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.

John 5:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill him, because he had done these things on sabbath.

John 5:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 The Jews began to persecute Jesus because he kept healing people on the day of rest—a holy day.

John 5:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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

John 5:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 Therefore the Jews started persecuting Jesus, because he was doing such things on the sabbath.

John 5:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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

John 5:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath day. So the Jews began to oppose him.


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