² In Jerusalem there is a pool with five covered porches, which is called Bethesda^[a] [^Ca pool of water north of the temple thought to have curative powers] in the Hebrew language [^Creferring to Aramaic, the native language of the Jews at the time]. This pool is near the Sheep Gate. ³ Many sick people were lying on the porches beside the pool. Some were blind, some were crippled, and some were paralyzed |, and they waited for the water to move. ⁴ ·Sometimes [At a certain time; From time to time] an angel of the Lord came down to the pool and stirred up the water. After the angel did this, the first person to go into the pool was healed from any sickness he had|^[b].