John 5:16-18 Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.

BSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁶ Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him. ¹⁷ But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.” ¹⁸ Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.