^{16 Ref} and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath.

^{17 Ref} And Jesus answered them, `My Father till now doth work, and I work;'

^{18 Ref} because of this, then, were the Jews seeking the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the sabbath, but he also called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.