A Man Healed at the Pool of Bethesda

After (A)this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus (B)went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem (C)by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, [a]Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, [b]paralyzed, [c]waiting for the moving of the water. 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. Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. 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?”

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.”

Jesus said to him, (D)“Rise, take up your bed and walk.” 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who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” 13 But the one who was (G)healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. 14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well.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?”

Footnotes

  1. John 5:2 NU Bethzatha
  2. John 5:3 withered
  3. John 5:3 NU omits the rest of v. 3 and all of v. 4.
  4. John 5:16 NU omits and sought to kill Him
  5. John 5:31 valid as testimony

Gin-ayo ni Jesus ang Tawo sa Betsaida

Pagkatapos sadto, nagpa-Jerusalem naman si Jesus sa pagtambong sa isa ka piesta sang mga Judio. Sa isa ka puwertahan sang pader sang Jerusalem, nga alagyan sang mga karnero, may tubig nga palaligusan nga kon sa Hebreo nga pulong ginatawag nila nga Betesda.[a] Sa palibot sang tubig may lima ka palasilungan nga sa diin nagahiligda ang madamo nga mga masakiton nga mga tawo—mga bulag, mga piang kag mga paralitiko. [Nagahulat sila nga maghulag ang tubig. Kay kon kaisa, may anghel sang Dios nga nagapanaog didto kag ginaukay niya ang tubig. Ang makauna lusong sa tubig sa tapos ini maukay sang anghel nagaayo bisan ano pa ang iya masakit.] Karon, may isa ka tawo didto nga ang iya masakit 38 na ka tuig. Nakita siya ni Jesus nga nagahigda didto, kag nahibaluan ni Jesus nga ang iya masakit amo na sadto kadugay. Gani nagsiling si Jesus sa iya, “Gusto mo bala nga mag-ayo?” Nagsabat ang masakiton, “Kuntani, sir, pero wala sing tawo nga magdala sa akon sa tubig kon ginaukay na. Samtang nagapakadto pa lang ako sa tubig ginaunahan ako permi sang iban.” Nagsiling si Jesus sa iya, “Bangon, dal-a ang imo banig kag maglakat.” Sa gilayon nag-ayo ang tawo sa iya masakit, kag gindala niya ang iya banig kag naglakat.

Natabo ini sang Adlaw nga Inugpahuway. 10 Gani nagsiling ang mga lider sang mga Judio sa tawo nga gin-ayo, “Indi bala Adlaw ini nga Inugpahuway, kag suno sa aton kasuguan indi puwede mag-obra, bisan pa sa pagdala sang imo banig?” 11 Nagsiling ang tawo nga gin-ayo. “Ang tawo nga nag-ayo sa akon amo ang nagsiling sa akon nga dal-on ko ang akon banig kag maglakat.” 12 Gani ginpamangkot nila siya kon sin-o bala nga tawo ang nagsugo sa iya nga magdala sang iya banig kag maglakat. 13 Pero wala siya makakilala kon sin-o ang nag-ayo sa iya, kay nadula man lang si Jesus tungod sa kadamuon sang mga tawo.

14 Sang ulihi nakita liwat ni Jesus ang tawo nga iya gin-ayo nga didto sa templo, kag nagsiling si Jesus sa iya, “Ti maayo ka na subong. Indi ka na magpakasala, kay basi mas malain pa gid ang matabo sa imo.” 15 Naglakat dayon ang tawo kag nagkadto sa mga lider sang mga Judio. Ginsugiran niya sila nga si Jesus ang nag-ayo sa iya. 16 Gani halin sadto ang mga lider sang mga Judio nag-umpisa na nga maghingabot kay Jesus, tungod kay nagpang-ayo siya sa Adlaw nga Inugpahuway.

17 Pero may rason si Jesus, siling niya sa ila, “Ang akon Amay nagapadayon sa pag-obra, gani ako nagaobra man.” 18 Tungod sa sining ginhambal ni Jesus nagtinguha pa gid gani ang mga lider sang mga Judio nga patyon siya, tungod kay indi lang nga ginlapas niya ang kasuguan parte sa Adlaw nga Inugpahuway, kundi nagsiling pa gid siya nga ang Dios amo ang iya gid mismo nga Amay, nga nagakahulugan nga nagapakigtupong siya sa Dios.

Ang Awtoridad sang Anak sang Dios

19 Gani nagsiling si Jesus sa ila, “Sa pagkamatuod, ginasugid ko sa inyo nga ako nga Anak sang Dios wala gid sing may mahimo kon sa akon lang, kundi kon ano ang akon nakita nga ginahimo sang akon Amay amo man ina ang akon ginahimo. Gani kon ano ang ginahimo sang akon Amay, amo man ina ang akon ginahimo bilang Anak. 20 Palangga sang Amay ang Anak, gani ginapakita niya sa akon nga iya Anak ang tanan nga iya ginahimo. Kag sobra pa gid sa sini nga mga butang ang ipakita sang Amay sa akon nga akon himuon agod matingala kamo tanan. 21 Kon ang Amay nagabanhaw sang mga patay kag nagahatag sa ila sing kabuhi, ako nga iya Anak nagahatag man sing kabuhi sa kay bisan sin-o nga akon gusto hatagan. 22 Indi ang Amay ang magahukom sa mga tawo; kundi ako nga iya Anak amo ang ginhatagan sang awtoridad nga maghukom, 23 agod ang tanan magpadungog sa Anak pareho sang ila pagpadungog sa Amay. Gani ang wala nagapadungog sa akon wala man nagapadungog sa Amay nga nagpadala sa akon.

24 “Sa pagkamatuod, ginasugid ko sa inyo nga ang tawo nga nagatuman sang akon mga pulong kag nagatuo sa nagpadala sa akon may kabuhi nga wala sing katapusan. Indi na siya pagsilutan tungod kay ginsaylo na siya halin sa kamatayon pakadto sa kabuhi. 25 Sa pagkamatuod, ginasugid ko sa inyo nga magaabot ang tiyempo, kag nag-abot na gani, nga ang mga patay[b] makabati sang pulong sang Anak sang Dios, kag ang magbaton sang iya pulong[c] hatagan sang kabuhi. 26 Tungod nga ang Amay may gahom sa paghatag sang kabuhi, ako nga iya Anak makahatag man sang sina nga kabuhi, kay ginhatagan man niya ako sing gahom sa paghatag sina sa mga tawo. 27 Ginhatagan man niya ako sing awtoridad nga maghukom tungod kay ako amo ang Anak sang Tawo. 28 Indi kamo matingala sa sini nga mga butang, kay magaabot ang tion nga ang tanan nga patay makabati sang akon pulong, 29 kag magaguwa sila sa ila lulubngan. Ang mga tawo nga naghimo sing maayo banhawon kag hatagan sing kabuhi nga wala sing katapusan, kag ang mga tawo nga naghimo sing malain banhawon man pero silutan.”

Ang mga Nagapamatuod Parte kay Jesus

30 Nagsiling pa gid si Jesus, “Wala ako sing sarang mahimo kon ako lang. Nagahukom ako matuod, pero ang akon paghukom suno sa ginsugid sang Dios sa akon. Gani ang akon paghukom matarong tungod kay wala ako nagahimo sang akon gusto, kundi ang gusto sang nagpadala sa akon. 31 Karon, kon ako lang gid ang nagasugid parte sa akon kaugalingon makaduda kamo sa akon ginahambal. 32 Pero may isa nga nagapamatuod parte sa akon, kag nahibaluan ko nga ang iya ginahambal masaligan. 33 Nagpamatuod man si Juan nga manugbautiso parte sa akon. Indi bala may mga ginsugo kamo kay Juan agod pamangkuton siya? Kag nagsugid siya sang matuod. 34 Kon sa bagay wala ako nagakinahanglan sang pagpamatuod sang tawo parte sa akon. Ginasambit ko lang si Juan agod nga magtuo kamo sa akon kag maluwas. 35 Ang halimbawa ni Juan pareho sang suga nga nagasiga kag nagasanag; kag indi bala nalipay kamo, bisan dali lang, sa iya mga ginpasanag sa inyo? 36 Pero may nagapamatuod pa gid parte sa akon nga sobra pa kay Juan. Ini wala sing iban kundi ang mga butang nga ginahimo ko nga ginapahimo sang Amay sa akon. Nagapamatuod ini nga ang Amay amo ang nagpadala sa akon. 37 Kag ang Amay nga nagpadala sa akon amo man mismo ang nagpamatuod parte sa akon. Pero wala gid ninyo siya nakita ukon nabatian nga nagahambal, 38 kag wala man ninyo ginbaton ang iya pulong, tungod kay wala kamo nagapati sa akon nga iya ginpadala. 39 Ginatun-an ninyo sing maayo ang Kasulatan kay nagahunahuna kamo nga sa sini nga paagi maangkon ninyo ang kabuhi nga wala sing katapusan. Ang Kasulatan mismo nagapamatuod parte sa akon. 40 Pero indi man gihapon kamo magpalapit sa akon agod maangkon ninyo ang kabuhi nga wala sing katapusan.

41 “Wala ko ginapangita nga dayawon ako sang mga tawo. 42 Kilala ko gid kamo kag nahibaluan ko nga sa inyo mga tagipusuon wala kamo sing paghigugma sa Dios. 43 Nagkadto ako diri nga may awtoridad halin sa Amay, pero wala kamo nagabaton sa akon. Pero kon may iban nga mag-abot nga nagagamit sang iya kaugalingon nga awtoridad, amo ang inyo batunon. 44 Paano ang inyo pagtuo sa akon kon ang pagdayaw sang inyo mga kapareho amo lang ang inyo ginapangita kag wala ninyo ginapangita ang pagdayaw nga halin sa Dios, nga amo lang ang matuod nga Dios? 45 Indi kamo maghunahuna nga ako ang magaakusar sa inyo sa Amay. Si Moises mismo nga inyo ginasaligan amo ang magaakusar sa inyo. 46 Kon matuod nga nagapati kamo kay Moises, kuntani magpati man kamo sa akon, tungod nga si Moises mismo nagsulat parte sa akon. 47 Pero tungod kay wala kamo nagapati sa iya mga ginsulat, amo ina nga indi man kamo magpati sa akon ginasiling sa inyo.”

Footnotes

  1. 5:2 Betesda: sa iban nga mga kopya sang Griego, Betzata; sa iban pa gid nga mga kopya, Betsaida.
  2. 5:25 Sa panulok sang Dios ang tanan nga tawo patay na tungod sang ila mga sala.
  3. 5:25 pulong: sa literal, tingog.

The Healing at the Pool

Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate(A) a pool, which in Aramaic(B) is called Bethesda[a] and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. [4] [b] One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”

“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”

Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.”(C) At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.

The day on which this took place was a Sabbath,(D) 10 and so the Jewish leaders(E) said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.”(F)

11 But he replied, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’

12 So they asked him, “Who is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?”

13 The man who was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.

14 Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning(G) or something worse may happen to you.” 15 The man went away and told the Jewish leaders(H) that it was Jesus who had made him well.

The Authority of the Son

16 So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him. 17 In his defense Jesus said to them, “My Father(I) is always at his work(J) to this very day, and I too am working.” 18 For this reason they tried all the more to kill him;(K) not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.(L)

19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself;(M) he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. 20 For the Father loves the Son(N) and shows him all he does. Yes, and he will show him even greater works than these,(O) so that you will be amazed. 21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life,(P) even so the Son gives life(Q) to whom he is pleased to give it. 22 Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son,(R) 23 that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.(S)

24 “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me(T) has eternal life(U) and will not be judged(V) but has crossed over from death to life.(W) 25 Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come(X) when the dead will hear(Y) the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life(Z) in himself. 27 And he has given him authority to judge(AA) because he is the Son of Man.

28 “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming(AB) when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.(AC) 30 By myself I can do nothing;(AD) I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just,(AE) for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.(AF)

Testimonies About Jesus

31 “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.(AG) 32 There is another who testifies in my favor,(AH) and I know that his testimony about me is true.

33 “You have sent to John and he has testified(AI) to the truth. 34 Not that I accept human testimony;(AJ) but I mention it that you may be saved.(AK) 35 John was a lamp that burned and gave light,(AL) and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.

36 “I have testimony weightier than that of John.(AM) For the works that the Father has given me to finish—the very works that I am doing(AN)—testify that the Father has sent me.(AO) 37 And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me.(AP) You have never heard his voice nor seen his form,(AQ) 38 nor does his word dwell in you,(AR) for you do not believe(AS) the one he sent.(AT) 39 You study[c] the Scriptures(AU) diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life.(AV) These are the very Scriptures that testify about me,(AW) 40 yet you refuse to come to me(AX) to have life.

41 “I do not accept glory from human beings,(AY) 42 but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. 43 I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. 44 How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God[d]?(AZ)

45 “But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses,(BA) on whom your hopes are set.(BB) 46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.(BC) 47 But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?”(BD)

Footnotes

  1. John 5:2 Some manuscripts Bethzatha; other manuscripts Bethsaida
  2. John 5:4 Some manuscripts include here, wholly or in part, paralyzed—and they waited for the moving of the waters. From time to time an angel of the Lord would come down and stir up the waters. The first one into the pool after each such disturbance would be cured of whatever disease they had.
  3. John 5:39 Or 39 Study
  4. John 5:44 Some early manuscripts the Only One