John 5:18
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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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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageBethesda was a pool near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem, a gate associated with access to the temple area and sacrificial sheep. Jesus’ healing there on the Sabbath prompted the controversy in John 5:18, as his calling God his Father was understood as making himself equal with God.
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John 5:18 mentions Bethesda, Jerusalem and Sheep Gate.
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