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John 5

John 5:3

The Pool of Bethesda · John 5:1–15
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Translations

Modern
On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.
Traditional
In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
Literal
In these were lying a multitude of those ailing, blind, lame, and withered.
Latin
In his jacebat multitudo magna languentium, cæcorum, claudorum, aridorum, exspectantium aquæ motum.

Interlinear

Greek
English
On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.

Notes

John 5:3

  • The pool of Bethesda was a place for healing where many sick people gathered. They hoped God would cure them with a miracle.

  • Some later manuscripts include an additional verse, John 5:4, which explains that an angel stirred the water. This verse is not included in the Berean Standard Bible because it does not appear in the earliest manuscripts of the Gospel of John. The added verse reflects an early tradition that helps explain why people gathered at the pool.

John 5:1–40

This chapter is structured like a courtroom case (a legal trial). It begins with a description of the event that led to the conflict (5:1–15). This is followed by the decision of the Jewish leaders to take action against Jesus (5:16). Next comes a statement of the charges against him (5:18). The chapter then presents the defense given by Jesus, where he explains his authority and his relationship with the Father (5:17, 19–40).

Events

Glossary

Beggar Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Heal, Healing Jesus Christ John, Gospel of Paralysis, Paralytic, Paralyzed Sabbath

Topics

Jesus, the Christ: Miracles of Heals the Immobile Man Miracles of Jesus, in Chronological Order: Healing of the Immobile Man