John 5:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 5:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 5:18 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was h..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 5:18 — KJV
“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.”
— John 5:18 (KJV)
John 5:18 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 5:18
“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 5:18: therefore, jews, sought
“And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.”
Shares key themes with John 5:18: therefore, jews, sought
“He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head. consecration: Heb. separation”
Shares key themes with John 5:18: because, god, father
“There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.”
Shares key themes with John 5:18: therefore, because, also
“Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me. fail...: Heb. be cut off unto thee a man from my sight so that: Heb. only if”
Shares key themes with John 5:18: therefore, only, god
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