John 5:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

John 5:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Persecuted Jesus - They opposed him; attempted to ruin his character; to destroy his popularity; and probably held him up before the people as a violator of the law of God. Instead of making inqu...
John 5:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

therefore . on account of (Greek. dia. App-104. John 5:2 ; John 5:2 ) this. did... persecute = began to persecute. Beginning of open hostility. sought . were seeking. Most texts, not Syriac,...
John 5:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day. And sought to slay him - This clause is omitted by BCDL, some others, and seve...
John 5:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The man departed, &c.— Overjoyed to have discovered the author of his cure, the man went away, and innocently informed the Jews of it; perhaps because he thought it his duty to give his benefac...
John 5:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus and sought to slay him because he had done these things on And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done th...
John 5:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Bethesda. Christ and the Sabbath 1-47. A miracle at the Pool of Bethesda on the Sabbath Day, and a controversy arising therefrom. This miracle may be regarded as a parable illustrating the deadly...
John 5:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The words, “and sought to slay Him,” should be omitted. They have been inserted in some MSS. to explain the first clause of John 5:18 . For “He had done,” read He was doing. The word is in the imp...
John 5:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 13 JESUS LIFE-GIVER AND JUDGE. “The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole. And for this cause did the Jews persecute Jesus, because He did these thin...
John 5:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Sabbath Work That Pleases the Father John 5:10-18 In the foregoing incident our Lord not only healed the sufferer after thirty-eight years of deferred hope, but did so on the Sabbath, and bade...
John 5:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

It was at this time that the conflict between Christ and His enemies, which culminated in His Cross began. A miracle wrought on the Sabbath gave rise to this first outbreak. Throughout this chapter w...
John 5:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole. (16) And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbat...
John 5:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus ,.... With their tongues, reproaching and reviling him, as a sabbath breaker, a destroyer of the law, and a sinful wicked man: and sought to slay him ; e...
John 5:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day. Ver. 16. Therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus ] This he foreknew would f...
John 5:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Afterward, Jesus findeth him in the temple The same day, probably, in which he was healed, whither, it is likely, he had repaired to return thanks to God for his signal recovery. Thus, when God has...
John 5:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

AGAIN IN JERUSALEM: THE POOL OF BETHESDA (vs.1-15) Once more we find the Lord Jesus visiting Jerusalem, and as in Chapter 2:13 the feast is called "the Jews' Passover" rather than the Passover of...
John 5:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Cure at the Pool of Bethesda. 1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is at J...
John 5:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

But the Jews made another use of it, seeking from hence an advantage against him, because he had violated the sabbath, which they often made a capital crime.
John 5:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Healing of the Disabled Man at the Pool ( John 5:1-18 ). When John recounts an incident in the life of Jesus we must always ask what it is intended to illustrate, for he always has a purpose i...
John 5:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES “Up to the present time our Lord has offered Himself to typical representatives of the whole Jewish race at Jerusalem, in Judæa, in Samaria, and in Galilee, in such...
John 5:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 5:1 . After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. For he had respect to the Law. As long as the Law lasted, Christ observed it. Oh, that we were as careful to o...
John 5:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 5:2 . Now there is at Jerusalem a pool, called Bethesda, which signifies a house of mercy, beneficence, or alms. The pool was situate at too great a distance from the temple to be a place for...
John 5:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

After this there was a feast of the Jews The Pool of Bethesda, a type of favoured localities in a religious community in which the highest miraculous aid has not yet appeared The miraculous aid...
John 5:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Here commences the second division of the Gospel ( John 5:1 ) II. THE CONFLICT WITH THE CHOSEN PEOPLE IN JERUSALEM , GALILEE , AND JERUSALEM , TO THE DEATH...
John 5:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The objections of the Jews:
John 5:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 9:4 ; Acts 9:5 ; John 10:39 ; John 15:20 ; John 5:13 ; John 7:19 ; John 7:20 ; John 7:25 ; Luke 6:11 ; Mark 3:6 ; Matthew 12:13

John 5:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

John 5:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

John 5:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

John 5:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

John 5:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

John 5:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

John 5:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

John 5:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

John 5:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

John 5:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

John 5:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John 5:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John 5:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

John 5:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 5:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

John 5:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

John 5:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

John 5:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

John 5:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

John 5:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 5:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

John 5:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

John 5:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

John 5:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

John 5:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge