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John 5:16 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for John 5:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting John chapter 5 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
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“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 (KJV)
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Commentary on John 5:16
The Jews' persecution of Jesus 'because he had done these things on the sabbath day' reveals the conflict between Christ's redemptive mission and religious traditionalism. Their focus on 'these things' (healing, commanding to carry a bed) rather than the miracle's compassionate purpose shows how externalism corrupts true religion. Christ came to fulfill, not abolish, the Sabbath's purpose.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for John 5:16
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“and he went out of their hand.”
“and yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill me?,Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?,,,,,,,,”
“they will also persecute you. If they kept my word”
“and talked with one another about what they might do to Jesus.”
“for Jesus had withdrawn”
“Isn't this he whom they seek to kill?,Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?,,,,,,,,”
“Stretch out your hand. He stretched it out; and it was restored whole”
“and heard a voice saying to him”
“and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him”