John 5:18
John · New Testament · Chapter 5
“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
What Does John 5:18 Mean?
John 5:18 is found in the book of John, chapter 5, verse 18 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to John 5:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Philippians 2:6“Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:”John 10:30“I and my Father are one.”John 10:33“The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.”John 19:7“The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”John 8:58“Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.”John 5:23“That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.”John 14:23“Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.”John 10:31“Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.”John 7:1“After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.”John 7:19“Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?”John 8:54“Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:”Revelation 22:1“And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.”Zechariah 13:7“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.”John 5:16“And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.”John 14:9“Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?”Matthew 12:14“Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.”Luke 2:34“And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;”John 7:22“Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.”Revelation 22:3“And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:”Matthew 12:5“Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?”
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