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walking! But this miracle happened on the Sabbath, 10 so the Jewish leaders
objected. They said to the man who was cured, “You can’t work on the Sab
bath! The law doesn’t allow you to carry that sleeping mat!”
11 But he replied, “The man who healed me told me, ‘Pick up your mat
and walk.’”
12 “Who said such a thing as that?” they demanded.
13 The man didn’t know, for Jesus had disappeared into the crowd. 14 But
afterward Jesus found him in the Temple and told him, “Now you are well;
so stop sinning, or something even worse may happen to you.” 15 Then the
man went and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had healed him.
Jesus Claims to Be the Son of God
So the Jewish leaders began harassing* J esus for breaking the Sabbath
rules. 17 But Jesus replied, “My Father is always working, and so am I.” 18 So
the Jewish leaders tried all the harder to find a way to kill him. For he not
only broke the Sabbath, he called God his Father, thereby making himself
equal with God.
19 So Jesus explained, “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by him
self. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does,
the Son also does. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he
is doing. In fact, the Father will show him how to do even greater works than
healing this man. Then you will truly be astonished. 21 For just as the Father
gives life to those he raises from the dead, so the Son gives life to anyone he
wants. 22 In addition, the Father judges no one. Instead, he has given the Son
absolute authority to judge, 23 so that everyone will honor the Son, just as
they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son is certainly not
honoring the Father who sent him.
24 “I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God
who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins,
but they have already passed from death into life.
25 “And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it’s here now, when the
dead will hear my voice—the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen
will live. 26 The Father has life in himself, and he has granted that same lifegiving power to his Son. 27 And he has given him authority to judge everyone
because he is the Son of Man.* 28 Don’t be so surprised! Indeed, the time is
coming when all the dead in their graves will hear the voice of God’s Son,
29 and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to experience
eternal life, and those who have continued in evil will rise to experience
judgment. 30 I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me. Therefore,
my judgment is just, because I carry out the will of the one who sent me,
not my own will.
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Witnesses to Jesus
31 “If I were to testify on my own behalf, my testimony would not be valid.
32 But someone else is also testifying about me, and I assure you that every
thing he says about me is true. 33 In fact, you sent investigators to listen to
John the Baptist, and his testimony about me was true. 34 Of course, I have
no need of human witnesses, but I say these things so you might be saved.
35 John was like a burning and shining lamp, and you were excited for a while
5:16 Or persecuting.
5:27 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
