Joh 5:16-17 | ESV | STEP | And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus , because he was doing these things on the Sabbath .

‏ John 5:16-17

16 And this was why the Jews ^awere persecuting Jesus, ^bbecause he was doing these things on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”