John 5:16-24

English Standard Version

¹⁶And this was why the Jews ^(A)were persecuting Jesus, ^(B)because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. ¹⁷But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”

Jesus Is Equal with God

¹⁸This was why the Jews ^(C)were seeking all the more to kill him, ^(D)because not only was he ^(E)breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God ^(F)his own Father, ^(G)making himself equal with God.

The Authority of the Son

¹⁹So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(H)the Son ^(I)can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father^[a] does, that the Son does likewise. ²⁰For ^(J)the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And ^(K)greater works than these will he show him, so that ^(L)you may marvel. ²¹For as the Father ^(M)raises the dead and ^(N)gives them life, so ^(O)also the Son gives life ^(P)to whom he will. ²²^(Q)For the Father judges no one, but ^(R)has given all judgment to the Son, ²³that all may honor the Son, just as they ^(S)honor the Father. ^(T)Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. ²⁴Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(U)whoever hears my word and ^(V)believes him who sent me has eternal life. He ^(W)does not come into judgment, but ^(X)has passed from death to life.