John 5:1-26 ▼

1 After these things was the feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up into Jerusalem.

2 And there is a pool at the sheep-market, called in Hebrew Bethzatha, having five porches.

3 In them a multitude of the sick, blind, lame, withered, were lying down.

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5 And a certain man was there, being thirty-eight years in his infirmity;

6 Jesus seeing him lying down, and knowing that he already has much time, says to him; Do you wish to be whole?

7 The sick man responded to Him, Lord, I have no man that may put me in the pool, when the water may be troubled: and while I come, another goes down before me.

8 And Jesus says to him, Arise, take thy bed, and walk about.

9 And the man was made whole, and he took up his bed and continued to walk about. And it was the Sabbath on that day.

10 Then the Jews were saying to the healed man, It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

11 He responded to them, the one having made me whole, He said to me, Take thy bed, and walk about.

12 They asked him, Who is the man who said to thee, Take thy bed, and walk about?

13 And the sick man did not know who He is: for Jesus went out, the crowd being in the place.

14 And after these things, Jesus finds him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou hast been made whole: sin no more, lest something worse may come on thee.

15 And the man departed, and said to the Jews, that Jesus is the one having made him whole.

16 And on account of this the Jews continued to persecute Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

17 And He responded to them, My Father worketh until now, and I work.

18 Therefore the Jews the more sought to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but said that God was His Father, making himself equal to God.

19 Then Jesus responded and said to them, Truly, truly, I say unto you, The Son is not able to do anything Himself, unless He may see the Father doing it: for whatsoever He may do, the Son likewise also doeth the same.

20 For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth Him all things which He doeth; and will show Him greater things than these, in order that you may be astonished.

21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead and createth life in them, so the Son also createth life in whom He will.

22 For the Father judgeth no one, for He hath given all judgment to the Son;

23 in order that all may honor the Son, as they may honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father who sent Him.

24 Truly, truly, I say unto you, that every one hearing my word, and believing on Him that sent me hath eternal life, and doth not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

25 Truly, truly, I say unto you, that the hour cometh and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and having heard will live.

26 For as the Father hath life in Himself, so also He has given to His Son to have life also in Himself.