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The Healing at Bethesda
After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
Jesus Heals at the Pool of Bethesda
After these things was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
After these things was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticoes.
Now there is in Jerusalem, at the sheepgate, a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches.
In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, [waiting for the moving of the waters;
In these lay a multitude of sick, blind, lame, withered, [awaiting the moving of the water.
for 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.]
For an angel descended at a certain season in the pool and troubled the water. Whoever therefore first went in after the troubling of the water became well, whatever disease he laboured under.]
A man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
But there was a certain man there who had been suffering under his infirmity thirty and eight years.
When 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?”
Jesus seeing this [man] lying [there], and knowing that he was [in that state] now a great length of time, says to him, Wouldest thou become well?
The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I am coming, another steps down before me.”
The infirm [man] answered him, Sir, I have not a man, in order, when the water has been troubled, to cast me into the pool; but while I am coming another descends before me.
Jesus said to him, “Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.”
Jesus says to him, Arise, take up thy couch and walk.
Immediately the man became well, and picked up his pallet and began to walk.
Now it was the Sabbath on that day.
Now it was the Sabbath on that day.
And immediately the man became well, and took up his couch and walked: and on that day was sabbath.
So the Jews were saying to the man who was cured, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not permissible for you to carry your pallet.”
The Jews therefore said to the healed [man], It is sabbath, it is not permitted thee to take up thy couch.
But he answered them, “He who made me well was the one who said to me, ‘Pick up your pallet and walk.’”
He answered them, He that made me well, *he* said to me, Take up thy couch and walk.
They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick up your pallet and walk’?”
They asked him [therefore], Who is the man who said to thee, Take up thy couch and walk?
But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while there was a crowd in that place.
But he that had been healed knew not who it was, for Jesus had slidden away, there being a crowd in the place.
Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you.”
After these things Jesus finds him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou art become well: sin no more, that something worse do not happen to thee.
The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
For this reason the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.
The Father and the Son
And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus [and sought to kill him], because he had done these things on sabbath.
And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus [and sought to kill him], because he had done these things on sabbath.
But He answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working.”
But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto and I work.
Jesus’ Equality with God
For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
For this therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he had not only violated the sabbath, but also said that God was his own Father, making himself equal with God.
Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner.
Jesus therefore answered and said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son can do nothing of himself save whatever he sees the Father doing: for whatever things *he* does, these things also the Son does in like manner.
“For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him greater works than these, so that you will marvel.
For the Father loves the Son and shews him all things which he himself does; and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may wonder.
“For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.
For even as the Father raises the dead and quickens [them], thus the Son also quickens whom he will:
“For not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to the Son,
for neither does the Father judge any one, but has given all judgment to the Son;
so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
that all may honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He who honours not the Son, honours not the Father who has sent him.
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, that he that hears my word, and believes him that has sent me, has life eternal, and does not come into judgment, but is passed out of death into life.
Two Resurrections
“Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, that an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that have heard shall live.
“For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself;
For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son also to have life in himself,
and He gave Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
and has given him authority to execute judgment [also], because he is Son of man.
“Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice,
Wonder not at this, for an hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs shall hear his voice,
and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.
and shall go forth; those that have practised good, to resurrection of life, and those that have done evil, to resurrection of judgment.
“I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
I cannot do anything of myself; as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I do not seek my will, but the will of him that has sent me.
“If I alone testify about Myself, My testimony is not true.
Testimonies about Jesus
If I bear witness concerning myself, my witness is not true.
If I bear witness concerning myself, my witness is not true.
“There is another who testifies of Me, and I know that the testimony which He gives about Me is true.
It is another who bears witness concerning me, and I know that the witness which he bears concerning me is true.
Witness of John
“You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.
Ye have sent unto John, and he has borne witness to the truth.
“But the testimony which I receive is not from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved.
But I do not receive witness from man, but I say this that *ye* might be saved.
“He was the lamp that was burning and was shining and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.
*He* was the burning and shining lamp, and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
Witness of Works
“But the testimony which I have is greater than the testimony of John; for the works which the Father has given Me to accomplish — the very works that I do — testify about Me, that the Father has sent Me.
But I have the witness [that is] greater than [that] of John; for the works which the Father has given me that I should complete them, the works themselves which I do, bear witness concerning me that the Father has sent me.
Witness of the Father
“And the Father who sent Me, He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form.
And the Father who has sent me himself has borne witness concerning me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor have seen his shape,
“You do not have His word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He sent.
and ye have not his word abiding in you; for whom *he* hath sent, him ye do not believe.
Witness of the Scripture
“You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me;
Witness of the Scripture
Ye search the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witness concerning me;
Ye search the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witness concerning me;
and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.
and ye will not come to me that ye might have life.
but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.
but I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
“I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him.
I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not; if another come in his own name, him ye will receive.
“How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only God?
How can ye believe, who receive glory one of another, and seek not the glory which [comes] from God alone?
“Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; the one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have set your hope.
Think not that I will accuse you to the Father: there is [one] who accuses you, Moses, on whom ye trust;
“For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me.
for if ye had believed Moses, ye would have believed me, for he wrote of me.