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.
And therefore did the Iewes persecute Iesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the Sabbath day.
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- Acts 9:4–5Rank 1 from verse 16
4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
4And he fel to the earth, and heard a voice saying vnto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5And he said, Who art thou Lord? And the Lord said, I am Iesus whom thou persecutest: It is hard for thee to kicke against the prickes.
- John 10:39Rank 2 from verse 16
- John 15:20Rank 3 from verse 16
20Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
20*Remember the word that I said vnto you, The seruant is not greater then the Lord: if they haue persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they haue kept my saying, they will keepe yours also.
- John 7:19–20Rank 5 from verse 16
19Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?
20The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
19*Did not Moses giue you the Law, and yet none of you keepeth the Law? *Why goe ye about to kill me?
20The people answered, and sayd, Thou hast a deuill: Who goeth about to kill thee?
- Matthew 12:13Rank 9 from verse 16
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John 5:16
Members of the Jewish people or nation.
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Trouble, afflict, or pursue after; to pursue, harass, or oppress.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893
To kill or put to death.
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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.
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An appointed holy rest or cessation from ordinary labour; especially the seventh-day rest, or a sabbatical rest for the land.
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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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5:16And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
5:16And therefore did the Iewes persecute Iesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the Sabbath day.
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