John 5:18

Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

Cross-reference

John 5:23 Parallel

John 5:23 expands on Jesus' equality by stating the Son deserves the same honor as the Father, directly building on the claim.

John 7:23 Parallel

John 7:23 provides Jesus' defense of Sabbath healing by comparing it to circumcision, directly addressing the same Sabbath-breaking charge.

John 14:9 Parallel

John 14:9 teaches that seeing Jesus is seeing the Father, reinforcing the unity and equality behind the original claim.

John 10:33 Parallel

John 10:33 explicitly names the charge of making himself God, the same blasphemy accusation arising from John 5:18.

John 10:30 Parallel

John 10:30 states 'I and the Father are one', a clear declaration of the equality that prompted the Jews' murderous intent.

John 8:58 Parallel

John 8:58 makes the ultimate claim to divinity with 'I AM', directly confirming the equality the Jews accused him of.

John 8:54 Parallel

John 8:54 shows Jesus defending his equality claim by attributing his glory to the Father, revealing the same conflict.

John 7:19 Parallel

John 7:19 continues the conflict: Jesus accuses the Jews of not keeping the law, while they seek to kill him for breaking it and claiming equality with God.

John 19:7 Parallel

In John 19:7, the Jews repeat the charge that Jesus must die for making himself Son of God — the same reason they sought to kill him here.

John 10:31 Parallel

In John 10:31, the Jews take up stones to stone Jesus for claiming oneness with the Father — the same charge of equality with God here.

John 10:36 Parallel

In John 10:36, Jesus is accused of blasphemy for calling himself Son of God — the same basis for the death wish here.

John 14:28 Contrast

In John 14:28, Jesus says 'the Father is greater than I' — contrasting with the Jews' charge that he made himself equal with God here.

John 8:53 Parallel

In John 8:53, the Jews challenge Jesus making himself greater than Abraham — parallel to the accusation of making himself equal with God here.

Revelation 22:3 states the throne of God and the Lamb is in the New Jerusalem, implying co-equal rule—consistent with Jesus' equality claim.

Philippians 2:6 explicitly states Christ existed in the form of God and counted equality with God not a thing to be grasped—confirming the divine equality claimed in John 5:18.

In Revelation 21:22, the Lamb is co-identified with God as the temple, showing Jesus shares God's divine status and nature.

Revelation 21:23 depicts the Lamb as the light of the new Jerusalem alongside God, reinforcing Jesus' equality with God in glory.

Revelation 22:1 shows the river of life proceeding from the throne of God and the Lamb, symbolizing shared divine authority.

Matthew 12:5 offers a scriptural precedent of priests working on the Sabbath, echoing the same defense against Sabbath accusations.

Mark 14:64 Parallel

In Mark 14:64, the Sanhedrin condemns Jesus for blasphemy — the same charge here for claiming equality with God, leading to death.

Mark 9:7 Parallel

Mark 9:7 records the Father's voice declaring Jesus as His beloved Son—divine affirmation of the equality with God that John 5:18 mentions.

Matthew 12:14 records the Pharisees plotting to destroy Jesus after He claims Lordship over the Sabbath—parallel to the murder plot in John 5:18.

In Matthew 26:63, Jesus is asked under oath if He is the Son of God—the very claim of divine sonship that provoked the hostility in John 5:18.

Matthew 9:5 Parallel

In Matthew 9:5, Jesus claims authority to forgive sins—a divine prerogative—demonstrating the equality with God that John 5:18 asserts.

Luke 2:34 Prophetic fulfillment

In Luke 2:34, Simeon prophesies Jesus will be a sign spoken against — foreshadowing the opposition and death threat here.

In Colossians 1:17, Paul affirms Christ's eternal preexistence and sustaining power — confirming the divine equality the Jews rejected here.