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After these things there was [a]a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew [b]Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a multitude of them that were sick, blind, halt, withered[c]. And a certain man was there, who had been thirty and eight years in his infirmity. When Jesus saw him lying, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wouldest thou be made whole?

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  1. John 5:1 Many ancient authorities read the feast (Compare 2:13?).
  2. John 5:2 Some ancient authorities read Bethsaida, others Bethzatha
  3. John 5:3 Many ancient authorities insert, wholly or in part, waiting for the moving of the water: for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole, with whatsoever disease he was holden.