John 5:1-23 ▼

1 After these was the festival of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

2 And there is in Jerusalem, at the sheep place a pool, in Hebrew called Bethesda, having five porches.

3 In these lay a great multitude of weak, blind, lame, withered, expecting the moving of the water.

4 For a messenger at a time went down into the pool, and troubled the water: then he having first stepped in after the troubling of the water became healthy, by whatever malady a long while since he was laid.

5 And a certain man was there, being in weakness thirty-eight years.

6 Jesus having seen the same lying down, and having known that it was already much time, says to him, Wilt thou be well?

7 He being sick answered him, Lord, I have no man, that, when the water was troubled, he might cast me into the pool: and in which I am coming, another steps down before me.

8 Jesus says to him, Arise, take up thy couch, and walk.

9 And quickly the man was well, and he took up his couch, and walked: and the sabbath was in that day.

10 Then said the Jews to him healed, It is the sabbath: it is not lawful for thee to take up thy couch.

11 He answered them, He having made me well, the same said to me, Lift up thy couch, and walk.

12 Then they asked him, Who is the man having said to thee, Lift up thy couch, and walk?

13 And he healed knew not who he is: for Jesus escaped, a crowd being in the place.

14 After these, Jesus finds him in the temple, and he said to him, Behold, thou hast become well: sin no more, lest something worse be to thee.

15 The man departed, and announced to the Jews that it is Jesus having made him well.

16 And therefore the Jews drove out Jesus, and sought to kill him, because he did these in the sabbath.

17 And Jesus answered, My Father works till now, and I work.

18 For this therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, for not only did he loose the sabbath, but also he called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.

19 Then answered Jesus and said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, The Son can of himself do nothing, except what he sees the Father doing: for whatever he should do, also these does the Son likewise.

20 For the Father loves the Son, and shows him all which himself does: and he will show him greater than these, that ye might wonder.

21 For as the Father arouses the dead, and makes alive; so also the Son makes alive whom he will.

22 For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son:

23 That all should honour the Son, as they honour the Father. He honouring not the Son, honours not the Father having sent him.