Even when the Jews drew the wrong conclusion (wilfully!) that Jesus was "making himself equal with God" (Jn. 5:18), Jesus did not explicitly deny it; instead he powerfully argued that his miracles showed him to be a man acting on God's behalf, and therefore he was NOT equal with God.
Hata wakati Wayahudi walipoleta maneno mabaya (kwa makusudi) ya kuwa Yesu alikuwa "anajifanya kuwa sawa na Mungu" (Yoh. 5:18), Yesu hakukana wazi wazi; badala yake kwa nguvu alisisitiza kuwa miujiza yake ilimwonyesha kuwa ni mtu atendaye kwa niaba ya Mungu, na kwamba hakuwa sawa na Mungu. Miujiza ya Yesu vivyo hivyo ilionesha kosa la kusadiki kuwa kuna pepo.