John 5:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

The jews

John 7:19

Broken

John 7:22

Matthew 12:5

God was

Revelation 22:1

General references

Mark 14:64

John 1:3

John 10:31

Bible References

The jews

Did not Moses give you the law, and yet not one of you is obeying it? Why are you trying to kill me?"

Broken

[Now] Moses gave you [the ordinance of] circumcision and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath day. (Although it was [first] required by [your] forefathers, and not Moses).

Or, have you not read in the law of Moses that the priests in the Temple defiled the Sabbath day [i.e., by doing the 'work' of offering sacrifices] and were not held guilty [of wrongdoing]? [See Num. 28:9-10]

God was

so that everyone will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The person who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

Jesus answered them, "If I were to honor myself, that honor would be worthless. [But] it is my Father who honors me [and] you say He is your God.

I and the Father are one."

Jesus replied to him, "Have I been with you men all this time, and [still] you do not know me, Philip? The person who has seen me, has [also] seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'?

He existed in the form of God [i.e., He shared God's very nature], but did not consider [remaining] equal with God something [to continue] to hold onto.

But I did not see a Temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the city's Temple.

Then the angel [See 21:9] showed me the river of the water of life. It was crystal-clear as it flowed out of the throne of God and the Lamb,

General references

You [yourselves] have heard him speaking against God. What do you people think [i.e., about such statements]?" And they all condemned Him as deserving the death penalty.

Everything came into being through this Word, and apart from Him not a single thing came into being.

Then the Jews again picked up stones [intending] to stone Him.