[Jesus continued,] “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. The Father has life in himself, and he has granted that same life-giving power to his Son. And he …
[Jesus continued,] “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.” —John 5:24 NLT Key Thought Every great once-in-a-while, I awaken after the sun is up …
[Jesus continued,] “In addition, the Father judges no one. Instead, he has given the Son absolute authority to judge, 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.” —John 5:22-23 NLT Key Thought “Pay … …
[Jesus continued,] “For just as the Father gives life to those he raises from the dead, so the Son gives life to anyone he wants.” —John 5:21 NLT Key Thought Death was our unfathomable unknown as mortals. We could not escape it. We could not go around it. We could not see beyond it. Then …
So Jesus explained [to the leaders who wanted to kill him], “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he is doing. In fact, …
So the Jewish leaders tried all the harder to find a way to kill [Jesus]. For he not only broke the Sabbath, he called God his Father, thereby making himself equal with God. —John 5:18 NLT Key Thought John’s Gospel confronts us with a crucial decision: Is Jesus really the Son of God, God with …
So the Jewish leaders began harassing Jesus for breaking the Sabbath rules [by healing on the Sabbath]. But Jesus replied, “My Father is always working, and so am I.” —John 5:16-17 NLT Key Thought For centuries, the Father in heaven heard prayers, created babies, healed diseases, and upheld the universe on the Sabbath. Why? So …
[About the man who had been healed, John wrote:] 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.” Then the man went and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had healed him. —John 5:14-15 NLT …
But [Jesus healed the man by the pool of Bethesda] on the Sabbath, so the Jewish leaders objected. They said to the man who was cured, “You can’t work on the Sabbath! The law doesn’t allow you to carry that sleeping mat!” But he replied, “The man who healed me told me, ‘Pick up your …
Jesus told [the sick man by the pool of Bethesda], “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!” Instantly, the man was healed! He rolled up his sleeping mat and began walking! But this miracle happened on the Sabbath, so the Jewish leaders objected. —John 5:8-10 NLT Key Thought God created the Sabbath to be …