John 5
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Healing at Bethesda
5 After these things there was (A)a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2 Now there is in Jerusalem by (B)the sheep gate a pool, which is called (C)in [a]Hebrew [b]Bethesda, having five porticoes. 3 In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, [[c]waiting for the moving of the waters; 4 for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted.] 5 A man was there who had been [d]ill for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, He *said to him, “Do you wish to get well?” 7 The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when (D)the water is stirred up, but while I am coming, another steps down before me.” 8 Jesus *said to him, “(E)Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.” 9 Immediately the man became well, and picked up his pallet and began to walk.
(F)Now it was the Sabbath on that day. 10 So (G)the Jews were saying to the man who was cured, “It is the Sabbath, and (H)it is not permissible for you to carry your pallet.” 11 But he answered them, “He who made me well was the one who said to me, ‘Pick up your pallet and walk.’” 12 They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick up your pallet and walk’?” 13 But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while there was a crowd in that place. 14 Afterward Jesus *found him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become well; do not (I)sin anymore, (J)so that nothing worse happens to you.” 15 The man went away, and told (K)the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. 16 For this reason (L)the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath. 17 But He answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working.”
Jesus’ Equality with God
18 For this reason therefore (M)the Jews (N)were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, (O)making Himself equal with God.
19 Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (P)the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever [e]the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner. 20 (Q)For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him (R)greater works than these, so that you will marvel. 21 For just as the Father raises the dead and (S)gives them life, even so (T)the Son also gives life to whom He wishes. 22 For not even the Father judges anyone, but (U)He has given all judgment to the Son, 23 so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. (V)He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and (W)believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and (X)does not come into judgment, but has (Y)passed out of death into life.
Two Resurrections
25 Truly, truly, I say to you, (Z)an hour is coming and now is, when (AA)the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who (AB)hear will live. 26 For just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He (AC)gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; 27 and He gave Him authority to (AD)execute judgment, because He is [f]the Son of Man. 28 Do not marvel at this; for (AE)an hour is coming, in which (AF)all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, 29 and will come forth; (AG)those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.
30 “(AH)I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and (AI)My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but (AJ)the will of Him who sent Me.
31 “(AK)If I alone testify about Myself, My testimony is not [g]true. 32 There is (AL)another who testifies of Me, and I know that the testimony which He gives about Me is true.
Witness of John
33 You have sent to John, and he (AM)has testified to the truth. 34 But (AN)the testimony which I receive is not from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35 He was (AO)the lamp that was burning and was shining and you (AP)were willing to rejoice for [h]a while in his light.
Witness of Works
36 But the testimony which I have is greater than the testimony of John; for (AQ)the works which the Father has given Me (AR)to accomplish—the very works that I do—testify about Me, that the Father (AS)has sent Me.
Witness of the Father
37 And the Father who sent Me, (AT)He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form. 38 You do not have (AU)His word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He (AV)sent.
Witness of the Scripture
39 [i](AW)You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is (AX)these that testify about Me; 40 and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life. 41 (AY)I do not receive glory from men; 42 but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves. 43 I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; (AZ)if another comes in his own name, you will receive him. 44 How can you believe, when you (BA)receive [j]glory from one another and you do not seek (BB)the [k]glory that is from (BC)the one and only God? 45 Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; the one who accuses you is (BD)Moses, in whom you have set your hope. 46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for (BE)he wrote about Me. 47 But (BF)if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”
Footnotes
- John 5:2 I.e. Jewish Aramaic
- John 5:2 Some early mss read Bethsaida or Bethzatha
- John 5:3 Early mss do not contain the remainder of v 3, nor v 4
- John 5:5 Lit in his sickness
- John 5:19 Lit that One
- John 5:27 Or a son of man
- John 5:31 I.e. admissible as legal evidence
- John 5:35 Lit an hour
- John 5:39 Or (a command) Search the Scriptures!
- John 5:44 Or honor or fame
- John 5:44 Or honor or fame
John 5
New King James Version
A Man Healed at the Pool of Bethesda
5 After (A)this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus (B)went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem (C)by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, [a]Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, [b]paralyzed, [c]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. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”
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.”
8 Jesus said to him, (D)“Rise, take up your bed and walk.” 9 And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked.
And (E)that day was the Sabbath. 10 The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; (F)it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.”
11 He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’ ”
12 Then they asked him, “Who is the Man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” 13 But the one who was (G)healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. 14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. (H)Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.”
15 The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
Honor the Father and the Son
16 For this reason the Jews (I)persecuted Jesus, [d]and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered them, (J)“My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.”
18 Therefore the Jews (K)sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, (L)making Himself equal with God. 19 Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (M)the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. 20 For (N)the Father loves the Son, and (O)shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel. 21 For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, (P)even so the Son gives life to whom He will. 22 For the Father judges no one, but (Q)has committed all judgment to the Son, 23 that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. (R)He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
Life and Judgment Are Through the Son
24 “Most assuredly, I say to you, (S)he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, (T)but has passed from death into life. 25 Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when (U)the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. 26 For (V)as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have (W)life in Himself, 27 and (X)has given Him authority to execute judgment also, (Y)because He is the Son of Man. 28 Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will (Z)hear His voice 29 (AA)and come forth—(AB)those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. 30 (AC)I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because (AD)I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.
The Fourfold Witness
31 (AE)“If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not [e]true. 32 (AF)There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true. 33 You have sent to John, (AG)and he has borne witness to the truth. 34 Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved. 35 He was the burning and (AH)shining lamp, and (AI)you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light. 36 But (AJ)I have a greater witness than John’s; for (AK)the works which the Father has given Me to finish—the very (AL)works that I do—bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me. 37 And the Father Himself, who sent Me, (AM)has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, (AN)nor seen His form. 38 But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe. 39 (AO)You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and (AP)these are they which testify of Me. 40 (AQ)But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.
41 (AR)“I do not receive honor from men. 42 But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you. 43 I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, him you will receive. 44 (AS)How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek (AT)the honor that comes from the only God? 45 Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; (AU)there is one who accuses you—Moses, in whom you trust. 46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; (AV)for he wrote about Me. 47 But if you (AW)do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”
約 翰 福 音 5
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
耶稣治愈池边的病人
5 之后，是犹太人的一个节期，耶稣到耶路撒冷去了， 2 在耶路撒冷羊门附近有一个池子，希伯来语称之为“毕士大 [a]”。它有五列柱廊， 3 在它的下边，躺着大群的病人，瞎子、跛子或瘫痪的人， [b] 4 [c] 5 其中有个人病了三十八年。 6 耶稣看到他躺在那里，知道他病了很久了。耶稣对他说∶“你想痊愈吗？”
7 病人回答说∶“先生，水动的时候，没人帮我进池子。当我试着自己进的时候，总有人抢在我之前先下去。”
8 耶稣对他说∶“站起来，收拾起铺盖走吧。” 9 那人立刻康复了，他拿起铺盖，抬脚走了。
那天是安息日， 10 所以，犹太人对痊愈的病人说∶“今天是安息日，你扛着铺盖是触犯律法的。”
11 他对他们说∶“为我治好病的人说∶‘收拾起铺盖走吧。’”
12 他们问∶“对你说∶‘收拾起铺盖走吧。’的人是谁？”
13 那人不知道给他治病的人是谁，因为耶稣已经消失在聚集在那里的人群中了。
14 后来，耶稣在大殿院里见到那个人，对他说∶“看，你现在好了，不要再犯罪了，否则你的遭遇会更惨。”
15 那人离开后，告诉犹太人给他治好病的人就是耶稣。 16 因此，犹太人开始迫害耶稣，因为他在安息日做这些事。
17 耶稣对他们说∶“我父总是在工作，所以我也必须工作。”
因此，犹太人更是千方百计地要杀害他， 18 因为他不仅破坏了安息日的规矩，而且还把上帝称为自己的父亲，和上帝平起平坐。
耶稣有上帝的权威
19 耶稣是这样回答他们的∶“我实话告诉你们，子仅凭自己是无能为力的，他只做他看到父亲所做的事情。父亲做什么，子也做什么。 20 父很爱子，把自己的一切都做给子看，他还要把比治病更了不起的事情做给子看呢。那时候，你们才会吃惊呢。 21 正如父让死人复活并给予他们生命一样，子也会随自己的意愿把生命给予那些他想给予的人们。 22 父不审判任何人，他把所有审判的事情都交给了子。 23 为的是使万民像尊敬父一样尊敬子。不尊敬子的人，就是不尊敬派子来的父”。
24 “我实话告诉你们，谁听我的话，又信仰派我来的那位，谁就会得到永生，就不会被定罪，他就已经出死入生了。 25 我实话告诉你们，这个时刻就要到来了，它已在此了，所有的死者都将听到上帝之子的声音，听到这声音的人都会死而复活的。 26 正如父是生命之源一样，同样，他让子也成为了生命之源， 27 他赋予子审判的权利，因为耶稣是人子。 28 你们不必为此感到惊诧，这一时刻就要来临了，所有进了坟墓的人都会听到他的声音， 29 并且应声而出。行过善的人将复活再生；做过恶事的，将复活被定罪。
30 “我凭自己一无所能，我按照上帝的吩咐来审判，而且，我的审判是公平的，因为我不求取悦自己，只求取悦差谴我的那位。
耶稣对犹太首领继续讲话
31 如果我为自己作证，那么我的证言是无效的， 32 另有一位为我作见证的人，我知道他为我作的见证是有效的。
33 你们派人到约翰那里去过，他告诉了你们真理， 34 但我不依赖凡人的见证，我之所以这样说，是为了使你们能得救。 35 约翰像一盏点燃发光的灯，你们愿意享受他片刻的光。 36 但是，我有比约翰的更有份量的见证，那就是父交给我去完成的事业－也就是我现在所做的事－这些事可证明父亲派遣了我。 37 差谴我来的父亲亲自为我作过见证。你们从未听到过他的声音，也没有见过他的样子， 38 你们不把他的教导记在心里，因为你们不信仰他派来的人。 39 你们钻研《经》，以为通过《经》可以获得永生。正是这些《经》为我作了见证！ 40 然而，你们却不愿意到我这里来求得永生。
41 我不接受凡人的赞美， 42 但是我了解你们，知道你们心中没有上帝的爱。 43 我奉我父的名义而来，你们却不接受我；如果其他人以自己的名义而来，你们竟会接受他！ 44 既然你们并不寻求来自唯一的上帝的赞许，而只接受彼此的恭维，又怎么会相信我呢？ 45 不要以为我会在父面前控告你们，要控告你们的人是你们寄希望的摩西。假如你们真的相信摩西， 46 那么就应该相信我，因为他写下了关于我的事。 47 既然你们连他写的都不相信，又怎么会相信我所说的呢？”
Footnotes
- 約 翰 福 音 5:2 毕士大： 在耶路撒冷的大殿北部的一个水池。
- 約 翰 福 音 5:3 一些希腊本增有“他们等待着水动。”
- 約 翰 福 音 5:4 后来有几部希腊本增有第四节，“有时，主的天使下到池子里，搅动池水，第一个先进入这池子里的人，所有的病都会得到医治。”
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