This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because … He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God. John 5:18 ESV1
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This next healing is an account only recorded in the Gospel of John. It is a story of desperation alleviated by power, belief distorted by condemnation, and reaction based on fear; it includes warnings, obedience, testing, teaching, truth, persecution, and revelation. It is one man’s story of suffering, healing, and the hope of sanctification. But it is also a story that can open the reader’s eyes to the identity and authority of Jesus, and it is an account filled with instruction on how to live a life of victory in His Name.