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John 5:16 — King James Version← Study notes

And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.


John 5:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 5:1613 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
διὰdia
because ofprepositionG1223
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ἐδίωκονediōkon
were persecutingverbG1377
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
ἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
JewsadjectiveG2453
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἸησοῦνIēsoun
JesusnounG2424
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
ταῦταtauta
these thingsdemonstrativeG3778
ἐποίειepoiei
He was doingverbG4160
ἐνen
onprepositionG1722
σαββάτῳsabbatō
the SabbathnounG4521
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 5:16

The man, when healed, did not proceed to the market place, or give himself up to pleasure or vain glory, but, which was a great mark of religion, went to the temple: Afterward Jesus finds him in the temple.

Chrysostom · 4th century

The Lord Jesus saw him both in the crowd, and in the temple. The impotent man does not recognize Jesus in the crowd; but in the temple, being a sacred place, he does.

Augustine · 4th century

For; if we would know our Maker’s grace, and attain to the sight of Him, we must avoid the crowd of evil thoughts and affections, convey ourselves out of the con

Alcuin · 8th century
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