John 5:3-5
King James Version
3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
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John 5:3-5
New King James Version
3 In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, [a]paralyzed, [b]waiting for the moving of the water. 4 For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. 5 Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.
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John 5:3-5
New American Standard Bible
3 In these porticoes lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, limping, or [a]paralyzed.[b] 5 Now a man was there who had been [c]ill for thirty-eight years.
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- John 5:3 Or had shrunken limbs
- John 5:3 Late mss add the following as the remainder of v 3, and v 4: paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the waters; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first stepped in after the stirring up of the water was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted
- John 5:5 Lit in his sickness
John 5:3-5
English Standard Version
3 In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and (A)paralyzed.[a] 5 One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
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- John 5:3 Some manuscripts insert, wholly or in part, waiting for the moving of the water; 4 for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool, and stirred the water: whoever stepped in first after the stirring of the water was healed of whatever disease he had
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