John 5:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 5:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 5:16 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 5:16 — KJV
“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)
John 5:16 in Context — About the Book of John
John is the Gospel of belief — written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God and have life in His name. Seven I AM declarations, seven signs, and the Bible's most loved verse all live here, alongside Jesus' longest recorded prayer in chapter 17.
Cross-References for John 5:16
“After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.”
Shares key themes with John 5:16: jews, jesus, sought
“The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.”
Shares key themes with John 5:16: therefore, jews, sought
“Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations.”
Shares key themes with John 5:16: therefore, because, these
“And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.”
Shares key themes with John 5:16: therefore, jesus, because
“Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.”
Shares key themes with John 5:16: therefore, jews, sought
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