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John 5:1-4
Contemporary English Version
John 5:1-4
Contemporary English Version
Jesus Heals a Sick Man
5 Later, Jesus went to Jerusalem for another Jewish festival.[a] 2 In the city near the sheep gate was a pool with five porches, and its name in Hebrew was Bethzatha.[b]
3-4 Many sick, blind, lame, and paralyzed people were lying close to the pool.[c]
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- 5.1 another Jewish festival: Either the Festival of Shelters or Passover.
- 5.2 Bethzatha: Some manuscripts have “Bethesda” and others have “Bethsaida.”
- 5.3,4 pool: Some manuscripts add, “They were waiting for the water to be stirred, because an angel from the Lord would sometimes come down and stir it. The first person to get into the pool after that would be healed.”
John 5:1-4
Contemporary English Version
John 5:1-4
Contemporary English Version
Jesus Heals a Sick Man
5 Later, Jesus went to Jerusalem for another Jewish festival.[a] 2 In the city near the sheep gate was a pool with five porches, and its name in Hebrew was Bethzatha.[b]
3-4 Many sick, blind, lame, and paralyzed people were lying close to the pool.[c]
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 5.1 another Jewish festival: Either the Festival of Shelters or Passover.
- 5.2 Bethzatha: Some manuscripts have “Bethesda” and others have “Bethsaida.”
- 5.3,4 pool: Some manuscripts add, “They were waiting for the water to be stirred, because an angel from the Lord would sometimes come down and stir it. The first person to get into the pool after that would be healed.”
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