John 5:17-18

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¹⁷But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working still, and I am working.” ¹⁸This was why the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath^[a] but also called God his Father, making himself equal with God.

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5.18 broke the sabbath: i.e., broke the sabbath as interpreted by them; see note on Mt 12.14.

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