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So the Jewish leaders began harassing Jesus for breaking the Sabbath rules. But Jesus replied, “My Father is always working, and so am I.” So the Jewish leaders tried all the harder to find a way to kill him. For he not only broke the Sabbath, he called God his Father, thereby making himself equal with God. So Jesus explained, “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he is doing. In fact, the Father will show him how to do even greater works than healing this man. Then you will truly be astonished. (John 5:16-20) Criticism will come from all areas in our lives, but when those who should know better than to criticize us do it, it hurts and might even get us a little upset. Jesus has just healed a lame man, doing countless other miracles we may not even know about, and the religious leaders begin to harass him for 'breaking th...