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John 5:18 — King James Version← Study notes

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 5:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 5:1827 words
GreekMeaning
διὰdia
Because ofprepositionG1223
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
οὖνoun
thereforewordG3767
μᾶλλονmallon
the moreadverbG3123
ἐζήτουνezētoun
were seekingverbG2212
αὐτὸνauton
HimpronounG846
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
ἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
JewsadjectiveG2453
ἀποκτεῖναιapokteinai
to killverbG615
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
οὐou
notadverbG3756
μόνονmonon
onlyadjectiveG3441
ἔλυεelye
was He breakingverbG3089
τὸto
thearticleG3588
σάββατονsabbaton
SabbathnounG4521
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
πατέραpatera
FathernounG3962
ἴδιονidion
His ownadjectiveG2398
ἔλεγεelege
He was namingverbG3004
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεόνtheon
GodnounG2316
ἴσονison
equaladjectiveG2470
ἑαυτὸνheauton
HimselfpronounG1438
ποιῶνpoiōn
makingverbG4160
τῷ
thearticleG3588
θεῷtheō
to GodnounG2316
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 5:18

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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