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At John 5:18, did Jesus break the Sabbath?
John 5:18 says
"Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only
was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own
Father, making Himself equal with God."
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How can Jesus say "My Father is working until now" in John 5:16,17 if God rested on the 7th day?
John 5:16,17 (ESV)
And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing
these things on the Sabbath. But Jesus answered them, “My Father is
working until now, and I am working....
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Can Nisan 15 be referred to as "the sabbath"?
6And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. 7On the first day you shall have a holy convocation; you shall ...
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John 19:31 - How does the Sabbath Explain why Jesus' Body had to be Taken Down?
1. Question, for Historical Interpretation of Sabbath Law
What Sabbath considerations might have applied - that would lead to a request to take Jesus' body down from the cross?
Aside:
Does the Greek ...
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What law of Moses forbade the lame man from "carrying his pallet" on the Sabbath (John 5:10)?
In the Gospel of John we read:
John 5:6, 8-10: "When Jesus saw [the lame man] lying there... 8Jesus said to him, 'Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.' 9Immediately the man became well, and ...
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Is there a hint in any of Evangelions why Jesus was crucified so close to Sabbath?
There's a passage in St. John's Evangelion:
31 Since it was the day of Preparation, the Jews did not want the bodies left on the cross during the sabbath, especially because that sabbath was a day of ...
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If Jesus broke the Sabbath at John 5:18, why does He say "Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath" at Matthew 12:12?
Some interpret John 5:18
"Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only
was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own
Father, making Himself equal with ...
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In John 7:23, which law is not broken—circumcision or the Sabbath?
John 7:23
23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made an entire man well on the Sabbath? NASB, ©1995
Is it ...
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What evidence from the Bible indicates that, for Jewish law-keeping, the day began at sunset? [duplicate]
Another questioner asks about historical evidence for a day beginning at sunset (see Historical Evidence that the Jewish Calendar Day Began at Sunset?) I am interested in evidence specifically and ...
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Did Jesus command the former invalid to do something unlawful at John 5:8? [duplicate]
John 5:8-10 says
"8 Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.” 9
Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began
to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath ...
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In John 5:18, shouldn't there be scare quote punctuation marks to identify the Jews' false accusations against Jesus? [closed]
John 5:18 according to the ESV:
This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because
not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his
own Father, making himself ...
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