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John 5:17 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for John 5:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting John chapter 5 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto , and I work.”
John 5:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on John 5:17
Jesus defends His Sabbath work: 'My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.' God doesn't cease all activity on Sabbath—He sustains creation, gives life, exercises providence. If the Father works, the Son works. This claim to partnership with God in continuous divine activity asserts equality. Jesus' Sabbath healing isn't law-breaking but God-imitating. He shares the Father's prerogative of sovereign beneficence.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for John 5:17
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“while it is day. The night is coming”
“and the Father in me? The words that I tell you”
“in the heavens and on the earth”
“but the same God”
“the very image of his substance”
“and all their vast array.”
“and see who has created these”
“in that he did good and gave you{TR reads us instead of you} rains from the sky and fruitful seasons”
“and move”