John 5
The Healing at Bethesda
1After these things there was aa feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2Now there is in Jerusalem by bthe sheep gate a pool, which is called cin ▼▼ I.e. Jewish Aramaic
Hebrew ▼▼ Some early mss read Bethsaida or Bethzatha
Bethesda, having five porticoes. 3In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, [ ▼▼ Early mss do not contain the remainder of v 3, nor v 4
waiting for the moving of the waters; 4for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted.] 5A man was there who had been ▼▼ Lit in his sickness
ill for thirty-eight years. 6When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, He said to him, “Do you wish to get well?” 7The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when hthe water is stirred up, but while I am coming, another steps down before me.” 8Jesus said to him, i“Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.” 9Immediately the man became well, and picked up his pallet and began to walk. jNow it was the Sabbath on that day. 10So kthe Jews were saying to the man who was cured, “It is the Sabbath, and lit is not permissible for you to carry your pallet.” 11But he answered them, “He who made me well was the one who said to me, ‘Pick up your pallet and walk.’” 12They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick up your pallet and walk’?” 13But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while there was a crowd in that place. 14Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become well; do not msin anymore, nso that nothing worse happens to you.” 15The man went away, and told othe Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. 16For this reason pthe Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath. 17But He answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working.” Jesus’ Equality with God
18For this reason therefore qthe Jews rwere seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, smaking Himself equal with God. 19Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, tthe Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever ▼▼ Lit that One
the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner. 20 v“For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him wgreater works than these, so that you will marvel. 21“For just as the Father raises the dead and xgives them life, even so ythe Son also gives life to whom He wishes. 22“For not even the Father judges anyone, but zHe has given all judgment to the Son, 23so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. aaHe who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. 24“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and abbelieves Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and acdoes not come into judgment, but has adpassed out of death into life. Two Resurrections
25“Truly, truly, I say to you, aean hour is coming and now is, when afthe dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who aghear will live. 26“For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He ahgave to the Son also to have life in Himself; 27and He gave Him authority to aiexecute judgment, because He is ▼▼ Or a son of man
the Son of Man. 28“Do not marvel at this; for akan hour is coming, in which alall who are in the tombs will hear His voice, 29and will come forth; amthose who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment. 30 an“I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and aoMy judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but apthe will of Him who sent Me. 31 aq“If I alone testify about Myself, My testimony is not ▼▼ I.e. admissible as legal evidence
true. 32“There is asanother who testifies of Me, and I know that the testimony which He gives about Me is true. Witness of John
33“You have sent to John, and he athas testified to the truth. 34“But authe testimony which I receive is not from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35“He was avthe lamp that was burning and was shining and you awwere willing to rejoice for ▼▼ Lit an hour
a while in his light. Witness of Works
36“But the testimony which I have is greater than the testimony of John; for aythe works which the Father has given Me azto accomplish— the very works that I do— testify about Me, that the Father bahas sent Me.Witness of the Father
37“And the Father who sent Me, bbHe has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form. 38“You do not have bcHis word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He bdsent.Witness of the Scripture
39 ▼▼ Or (a command) Search the Scriptures!
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bf“You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is bgthese that testify about Me; 40and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life. 41 bh“I do not receive glory from men; 42but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves. 43“I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; biif another comes in his own name, you will receive him. 44“How can you believe, when you bjreceive ▼▼ Or honor or fame
glory from one another and you do not seek blthe ▼▼ Or honor or fame
glory that is from bnthe one and only God? 45“Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; the one who accuses you is boMoses, in whom you have set your hope. 46“For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for bphe wrote about Me. 47“But bqif you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”
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