John 5:16-18 And for this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill him: because he had done these things on a sabbath.

EJ2000⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁶ And for this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill him: because he had done these things on a sabbath. ¹⁷ ¶ But Jesus answered them, My Father works until now, and I work. ¹⁸ Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.