Persecute (εδιωκον). Inchoative imperfect, "began to persecute" and kept it up. They took this occasion as one excuse (δια τουτο, …

Persecuted Jesus. They opposed him; attempted to ruin his character; to destroy his popularity; and probably held him up before the people…

The words, “and sought to slay Him,” should be omitted. They have been inserted in some manuscripts to explain the first clause of John 5:…

This was a mere pretense, an idle excuse for their enmity. They not only hated Christ, but they were also determined to smear him with their slande…

St. John Chrysostom: The man, when healed, did not go to the marketplace or give himself up to pleasure or vainglory. Instead,…

This verse introduces the element of controversy between Jesus and his opponents. The immediate cause was his healing on the Sabbath, which they in…

And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus
With their tongues, reproaching and reviling him, as a sabbath breaker, a…

Those relieved from the punishment of sin are in danger of returning to sin when the terror and restraint are over, unless Divine grace dries up th…

1. Having seen a visible miracle that shows the power of Christ to restore spiritual life, we now see an opportunity given to him to teach. …