Curtains of Linen

26 “^(A)Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and ^[a]violet, purple, and scarlet material; you shall make them with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer. ² The length of each curtain shall be ^[b]twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; all the curtains shall have ^[c]the same measurements. ³ Five curtains shall be ^[d]joined to one another, and the other five curtains shall be ^[e]joined to one another. ⁴ You shall make loops of violet on the edge of the ^[f]outermost curtain in the first set, and likewise you shall make them on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second ^[g]set. ⁵ You shall make fifty loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops on the ^[h]edge of the curtain that is in the second ^[i]set; the loops shall be opposite each other. ⁶ You shall also make fifty clasps of gold, and ^[j]join the curtains to one another with the clasps so that the ^[k]tabernacle will be a unit.

Curtains of Goats’ Hair

⁷ “Then ^(B)you shall make curtains of goats’ hair as a tent over the tabernacle; you shall make eleven curtains in all. ⁸ The length of each curtain shall be ^[l]thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; the eleven curtains shall have ^[m]the same measurements. ⁹ You shall ^[n]join five curtains by themselves and the other six curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain ^[o]at the front of the tent. ¹⁰ You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the ^[p]curtain that is outermost in the first ^[q]set, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in the second ^[r]set.

¹¹ “You shall also make fifty clasps of ^[s]bronze, and you shall put the clasps into the loops and ^[t]join the tent together so that it will be ^[u]a unit. ¹² The ^[v]overhanging part that is left over in the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that is left over, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle. ¹³ The ^[w]cubit on one side and the cubit on the other, of what is left over in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on one side and on the other, to cover it. ¹⁴ And ^(C)you shall make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins ^[x]dyed red and a covering of ^[y]fine leather above.

Boards and Bases

¹⁵ “Then you shall make ^(D)the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright. ^16 [z]Ten cubits shall be the length of ^[aa]each board and one and a half cubits the width of each board. ¹⁷ There shall be two tenons for each board, ^[ab]fitted to one another; that is what you shall do for all the boards of the tabernacle. ¹⁸ You shall make the boards for the tabernacle: twenty boards ^[ac]for the south side. ¹⁹ You shall make forty ^(E)bases of silver under the twenty boards, two bases under one board for its two tenons and two bases under another board for its two tenons; ²⁰ and for the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards, ²¹ and their forty bases of silver; two bases under one board and two bases under another board. ²² For the ^[ad]back of the tabernacle, to the west, you shall make six boards. ²³ You shall make two boards for the corners of the tabernacle at the ^[ae]back. ²⁴ They shall be double beneath, and together they shall be complete ^[af]to its top ^[ag]to the first ring; this is how it shall be with both of them: they shall form the two corners. ²⁵ And there shall be eight boards with their bases of silver, sixteen bases; two bases under one board and two bases under another board.

²⁶ “Then you shall make ^(F)bars of acacia wood, five for the boards of one side of the tabernacle, ²⁷ and five bars for the boards of the ^[ah]other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle for the ^[ai]back side to the west. ²⁸ The middle bar in the ^[aj]center of the boards shall pass through from end to end. ²⁹ And you shall overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold as holders for the bars; and you shall overlay the bars with gold. ³⁰ Then you shall erect the tabernacle ^(G)according to its plan which you have been shown on the mountain.

The Veil and Curtain

³¹ “You shall also make ^(H)a veil of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen; it shall be made with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer. ³² Then you shall ^[ak]hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, their hooks also of gold, on four bases of silver. ³³ You shall ^[al]hang up the veil under the clasps, and bring in ^(I)the ark of the testimony there within the veil; and the veil shall ^[am]serve as a partition for you ^(J)between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place. ^34 (K)You shall put the ^[an]atoning cover on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place. ³⁵ And ^(L)you shall set the table outside the veil, and the ^(M)lampstand opposite the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south; and you shall put the table on the north side.

³⁶ “^(N)You shall also make a curtain for the doorway of the tent of violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a ^[ao]weaver. ³⁷ And ^(O)you shall make five pillars of acacia for the curtain and overlay them with gold, their hooks also of gold; and you shall cast five bases of ^[ap]bronze for them.

The Healing at Bethesda

5 After these things there was ^(A)a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

² Now in Jerusalem, by ^(B)the Sheep Gate, there is a pool which ^(C)in ^[a]Hebrew is called ^[b]Bethesda, having five ^[c]porticoes. ³ In these porticoes lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, limping, or ^[d]paralyzed.^{[e] 5} Now a man was there who had been ^[f]ill for thirty-eight years. ⁶ Jesus, upon seeing this man lying there and knowing that he had already been in that condition for a long time, *said to him, “Do you want to get 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)Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.” ⁹ Immediately the man became well, and picked up his pallet and began to walk.

^(E)Now it was a Sabbath on that day. ¹⁰ So ^(F)the Jews were saying to the man who was cured, “It is a Sabbath, and ^(G)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 it up 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 ^(H)sin anymore, ^(I)so that nothing worse happens to you.” ¹⁵ The man went away, and informed ^(J)the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. ¹⁶ For this reason ^(K)the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on a Sabbath. ¹⁷ But He answered them, “My Father ^[g]is working until now, and I Myself am working.”

Jesus’ Equality with God

¹⁸ For this reason therefore ^(L)the Jews ^(M)were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, ^(N)making Himself equal with God.

¹⁹ Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(O)the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever ^[h]the Father does, these things the Son also does in the same way. ^20 (P)For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him ^(Q)greater works than these, so that you will be amazed. ²¹ For just as the Father raises the dead and ^(R)gives them life, so ^(S)the Son also gives life to whom He wishes. ²² For not even the Father judges anyone, but ^(T)He has given all judgment to the Son, ²³ so that all will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. ^(U)The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

²⁴ “Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who hears My word, and ^(V)believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and ^(W)does not come into judgment, but has ^(X)passed out of death into life.

Two Resurrections

²⁵ Truly, truly, I say to you, ^[i](Y)a time is coming and ^[j]even now has arrived, when ^(Z)the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who ^(AA)hear will live. ²⁶ For just as the Father has life in Himself, so He ^(AB)gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; ²⁷ and He gave Him authority to ^(AC)execute judgment, because He is ^[k]the Son of Man. ²⁸ Do not be amazed at this; for ^[l](AD)a time is coming when ^(AE)all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, ²⁹ and will come out: ^(AF)those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the bad deeds to a resurrection of judgment.

³⁰ “^(AG)I can do nothing ^[m]on My own. As I hear, I judge; and ^(AH)My judgment is ^[n]righteous, because I do not seek My own will but ^(AI)the will of Him who sent Me.

³¹ “^(AJ)If I alone testify about Myself, My testimony is not ^[o]true. ³² There is ^(AK)another who testifies about Me, and I know that the testimony which He gives about Me is true.

Testimony of John the Baptist

³³ You have sent messengers to John, and he ^(AL)has testified to the truth. ³⁴ But ^(AM)the testimony I receive is not from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. ³⁵ He was ^(AN)the lamp that was burning and shining, and you ^(AO)were willing to rejoice for ^[p]a while in his light.

Testimony of Works

³⁶ But the testimony I have is greater than the testimony of John; for ^(AP)the works which the Father has given Me ^(AQ)to accomplish—the very works that I do—testify about Me, that the Father ^(AR)has sent Me.

Testimony of the Father

³⁷ And the Father who sent Me, ^(AS)He has testified about Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form. ³⁸ Also you do not have ^(AT)His word remaining in you, because you do not believe Him whom He ^(AU)sent.

Testimony of the Scripture

^39 [q](AV)You examine the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is ^(AW)those very Scriptures that testify about Me; ⁴⁰ and yet you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life. ^41 (AX)I do not receive glory from people; 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 ^[r]receive Me; ^(AY)if another comes in his own name, you will ^[s]receive him. ⁴⁴ How can you believe, when you ^[t](AZ)accept ^[u]glory from one another and you do not seek ^(BA)the ^[v]glory that is from ^(BB)the one and only God? ⁴⁵ Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; the one who accuses you is ^(BC)Moses, in whom you have put your hope. ⁴⁶ For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for ^(BD)he wrote about Me. ⁴⁷ But ^(BE)if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”