John 5:7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 “Sir,”(A) the sick man answered, “I don’t have a man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I’m coming, someone goes down ahead of me.”
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John 5:7
New King James Version
7 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.”
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John 5:7
American Standard Version
7 The sick man answered him, [a]Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
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- John 5:7 Or, Lord
John 5:7
New English Translation
7 The sick man answered him, “Sir,[a] I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up. While I am trying to get into the water,[b] someone else[c] goes down there[d] before me.”
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- John 5:7 tn Or “Lord.” The Greek κύριος (kurios) means both “Sir” and “Lord.” In this passage the paralytic who was healed by Jesus never acknowledges Jesus as Lord—he rather reports Jesus to the authorities.
- John 5:7 tn Grk “while I am going.”
- John 5:7 tn Grk “another.”
- John 5:7 tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text but is implied.
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