John 5:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 5:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
μᾶλλον
mâllon
G3123
more
ἐζήτουν
zētéō
G2212
to seek
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
Ἰουδαῖοι
Ioudaîos
G2453
Jewish
ἀποκτεῖναι
apokteínō
G615
to kill
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
μόνον
mónon
G3440
only
ἔλυεν
lýō
G3089
to loose
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
σάββατον
sábbaton
G4521
Sabbath
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πατέρα
patḗr
G3962
father
ἴδιον
ídios
G2398
one's own
ἔλεγεν
légō
G3004
to say
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
θεόν
theós
G2316
God
ἴσον
ísos
G2470
equal
ἑαυτὸν
heautoû
G1438
himself
ποιῶν
poiéō
G4160
to make
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
θεῷ
theós
G2316
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
For this cause therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Because of this, therefore, the Jews sought even more to kill him, because he not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God his own Father, making himself equal to God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).