16 And this was why the Jews were ⁿpersecuting Jesus, ^obecause he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

Jesus Is Equal with God

18 This was why the Jews were ^pseeking all the more ^qto kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, ^rmaking himself ^sequal with God.

16 Some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not ^lfrom God, ^mfor he does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” And there was a ⁿdivision among them.