SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:16
Y por esta causa los judíos perseguían a Jesús, y procuraban matarle, porque hacía estas cosas en sábado.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 5:16
Verse 16. And sought to slay him] This clause is omitted by BCDL, some others, and several ancient versions. Griesbach has left it out of the text; and Professor White says, certissime delenda: but it does not appear to me that it should be omitted. However, it was true of the Jews, whether the words were originally in the evangelist or not. For what cause did these persons seek to destroy our Lord? Because he had healed a poor man, who had been diseased thirty-eight years, and ordered him to carry home the couch on which he lay! How implacable must their malice have been! The spirit of religious persecution has always been the most fell and dangerous of all on this side perdition. Every other disposition appears to have its moderator; but this is wholly abandoned to the guidance of Satan, and has for its objects the men who know the truth, and who live to the glory of their God, and for the benefit of mankind. How strange that such should ever be objects of malice and hatred! But the Satanic nature in fallen man is ever opposed to whatever comes from God.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 16. And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus , etc.] With their tongues, reproaching and reviling him, as a sabbath breaker, a destroyer of the law, and a sinful wicked man: and sought to slay him ; either in a violent way, by setting the zealots, a sort of ruffians under the pretence of religion, upon him; or rather in a judicial way, summoning him before the sanhedrim, in order to condemn him to death for the breach of the sabbath, which by the law of Moses was punishable with death: because he had done these things on the sabbath day ; because he had cured the man of his disease, under which he had laboured eight and thirty years, and had ordered him to take up his bed, and walk home with it on his back on the sabbath day. This drew upon him their resentment to such a degree, that they not only persecuted him with their tongues, but sought to take away his life. Nothing would satisfy them but his blood.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 10-16 - Those eased of the punishment of sin, are in danger of returning to sin, when the terror and restraint are over, unless Divine grace drie up the fountain. The misery believers are made whole from, warns us to sin no more, having felt the smart of sin. This is the voice of ever providence, God, and sin no more. Christ saw it necessary to give thi caution; for it is common for people, when sick, to promise much; when newly recovered, to perform only something; but after awhile to forge all. Christ spoke of the wrath to come, which is beyond compare wors than the many hours, nay, weeks and years of pain, some wicked men have to suffer in consequence of their unlawful indulgences. And if suc afflictions are severe, how dreadful will be the everlasting punishmen of the wicked!
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ δια 1223 PREP τουτο 5124 D-ASN εδιωκον 1377 5707 V-IAI-3P τον 3588 T-ASM ιησουν 2424 N-ASM οι 3588 T-NPM ιουδαιοι 2453 A-NPM και 2532 CONJ εζητουν 2212 5707 V-IAI-3P αυτον 846 P-ASM αποκτειναι 615 5658 V-AAN οτι 3754 CONJ ταυτα 5023 D-APN εποιει 4160 5707 V-IAI-3S εν 1722 PREP σαββατω 4521 N-DSN
Vincent's NT Word Studies
16. Did the Jews persecute. The imperfect tense (ediwkon) might be rendered began to persecute, as this is an opening of hostilities against Jesus, or, more probably, corresponds with the same tense in ejpoiei, he did, or better, was wont to do. Diwkw, to persecute, is originally to run after, to pursue with hostile purpose, and thence to harass.And sought to kill Him. The best texts omit.
He did. See above. Godet observes: "the imperfect malignantly expresses the idea that the violation of the Sabbath has become with Him a sort of maxim."
