Verse Comparison: John 5:16
American Standard Version
And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.
Amplified® Bible
For this reason the Jews began to persecute (annoy, torment) Jesus {and sought to kill Him,} because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.
Contemporary English Version
They started making a lot of trouble for Jesus because he did things like this on the Sabbath.
Darby English Version
And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus [and sought to kill him], because he had done these things on sabbath.
Good News Bible
So they began to persecute Jesus, because he had done this healing on a Sabbath.
International Standard Version
So the Jews began persecuting Jesus because he kept doing such things on the Sabbath.
King James Version
And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
New American Standard Bible
For this reason the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.
New International Version
So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews persecuted him.
New King James Version
For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, because He did these things on the Sabbath.
Young's Literal Translation
and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath.