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John 5:18

έζήτουν impf. ind. act. от ζητέω (G2212) искать. Impf. является либо прогрессивным, указывающим на развивающееся действие, либо iterat.: "они продолжали пытаться убить Его"
άποκτείναι aor. act. inf. от άποκτείνω (G615) убить. Inf. указывает на цель поисков и дополняет основной гл. έλυεν impf. ind. act. от λύω (G3089) развязывать, ломать, в знач. пренебрежения традициями,
ίσος (G2470) равный. Он заявляет, что Он — Бог.
ποιών praes. act. part. от ποιέω (G4160) делать. По раввинистическому учению, непокорный сын претендует на то, чтобы быть равным отцу (Lightfoot). Нарушение закона в том, что касается субботы, было серьезным проступком, но претендовать на имя Сына Бога считалось уже богохульством (Carson).

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