John 5:16-18 And on account of this the Jews began to persecute* Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.

LEB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁶ And on account of this the Jews began to persecute* Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. ¹⁷ But he answered* them, "My Father is working until now, and I am working." ¹⁸ So on account of this the Jews were seeking even more to kill him, because he not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God his own Father, thus* making himself equal with God.