Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Persecute (ediwkon). Inchoative imperfect, "began to persecute" and kept it up. They took this occasion as one excuse (dia touto, because of this). They disliked Jesus when here first (John 2:18) and were suspicious of his popularity (John 4:1). Now they have cause for an open breach.
Because he did (oti epoiei). Imperfect active, not just this one act, but he was becoming a regular Sabbath-breaker. The Pharisees will watch his conduct on the Sabbath henceforth (Mark 2:23; Mark 3:2).
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 5:16:
John 9:16
John 15:20
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