15. This man went away, and he reported to the Jews that it was Jesus who had given him health.
16. Because of this, the Jews were persecuting Jesus, for he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
17. But Jesus answered them, "Even now, my Father is working, and I am working."
18. And so, because of this, the Jews were seeking to kill him even more so. For not only did he break the Sabbath, but he even said that God was his Father, making himself equal to God.