John 5:9–18

⁹And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked.

Christ Heals on the Sabbath

And ^ethat day was the Sabbath. ¹⁰The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; ^fit is not lawful for you to carry your bed.”

¹¹He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’ ”

¹²Then they asked him, “Who is the Man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” ¹³But the one who was ^ghealed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. ¹⁴Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. ^hSin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.”

¹⁵The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

¹⁶For this reason the Jews ⁱpersecuted Jesus, ⁴and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath.

Equality with God in Nature

¹⁷But Jesus answered them, ^j“My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.”

¹⁸Therefore the Jews ^ksought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, ^lmaking Himself equal with God.