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who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” 13 But the one who was (G)healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. 14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well.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

Jesús sana a un inválido

Algún tiempo después, se celebraba una fiesta de los judíos, y subió Jesús a Jerusalén. Había allí, junto a la puerta de las Ovejas, un estanque rodeado de cinco pórticos, cuyo nombre en arameo es Betzatá.[a] En esos pórticos se hallaban tendidos muchos enfermos, ciegos, cojos y paralíticos.[b] Entre ellos se encontraba un hombre inválido que llevaba enfermo treinta y ocho años. Cuando Jesús lo vio allí, tirado en el suelo, y se enteró de que ya llevaba mucho tiempo en esa condición, le preguntó:

―¿Quieres quedar sano?

―Señor —respondió—, no tengo a nadie que me meta en el estanque mientras se agita el agua y, cuando trato de hacerlo, otro se mete antes.

―Levántate, recoge tu camilla y anda —le contestó Jesús.

Al instante aquel hombre quedó sano, así que tomó su camilla y echó a andar. Pero ese día era sábado. 10 Por eso los judíos le dijeron al que había sido sanado:

―Hoy es sábado; no te está permitido cargar tu camilla.

11 ―El que me sanó me dijo: “Recoge tu camilla y anda” —les respondió.

12 ―¿Quién es ese hombre que te dijo: “Recógela y anda”? —le interpelaron.

13 El que había sido sanado no tenía idea de quién era, porque Jesús se había escabullido entre la mucha gente que había en el lugar.

14 Después de esto Jesús, lo encontró en el templo y le dijo:

―Mira, ya has quedado sano. No vuelvas a pecar, no sea que te ocurra algo peor.

15 El hombre se fue e informó a los judíos que Jesús era quien lo había sanado.

Vida mediante el Hijo

16 Precisamente por esto los judíos perseguían a Jesús, pues hacía tales cosas en sábado. 17 Pero Jesús les respondía:

―Mi Padre aún hoy está trabajando, y yo también trabajo.

18 Así que los judíos redoblaban sus esfuerzos para matarlo, pues no solo quebrantaba el sábado, sino que incluso llamaba a Dios su propio Padre, con lo que él mismo se hacía igual a Dios.

19 Entonces Jesús afirmó:

―Ciertamente os aseguro que el Hijo no puede hacer nada por su propia cuenta, sino solamente lo que ve que su Padre hace, porque cualquier cosa que hace el Padre, la hace también el Hijo. 20 Pues el Padre ama al Hijo y le muestra todo lo que hace. Sí, y aun cosas más grandes que estas le mostrará, de modo que os dejará asombrados. 21 Porque así como el Padre resucita a los muertos y les da vida, así también el Hijo da vida a quienes le place. 22 Además, el Padre no juzga a nadie, sino que todo juicio lo ha delegado en el Hijo, 23 para que todos honren al Hijo como lo honran a él. El que se niega a honrar al Hijo no honra al Padre que lo envió.

24 »Ciertamente os aseguro que el que oye mi palabra y cree al que me envió tiene vida eterna y no será juzgado, sino que ha pasado de la muerte a la vida. 25 Ciertamente os aseguro que ya viene la hora, y ha llegado ya, en que los muertos oirán la voz del Hijo de Dios, y los que la oigan vivirán. 26 Porque así como el Padre tiene vida en sí mismo, así también ha concedido al Hijo el tener vida en sí mismo, 27 y le ha dado autoridad para juzgar, puesto que es el Hijo del hombre.

28 »No os asombréis de esto, porque viene la hora en que todos los que están en los sepulcros oirán su voz 29 y saldrán de allí. Los que han hecho el bien resucitarán para tener vida, pero los que han practicado el mal resucitarán para ser juzgados. 30 Yo no puedo hacer nada por mi propia cuenta; juzgo solo según lo que oigo, y mi juicio es justo, pues no busco hacer mi propia voluntad, sino cumplir la voluntad del que me envió.

Los testimonios a favor del Hijo

31 »Si yo testifico en mi favor, ese testimonio no es válido. 32 Otro es el que testifica en mi favor, y me consta que es válido el testimonio que él da de mí.

33 »Vosotros enviasteis una delegación a preguntar a Juan, y él dio un testimonio válido. 34 Y no es que acepte yo el testimonio de un hombre; más bien lo menciono para que seáis salvos. 35 Juan era una lámpara encendida y brillante, y vosotros decidisteis disfrutar de su luz por algún tiempo.

36 »El testimonio con que yo cuento tiene más peso que el de Juan. Porque esa misma tarea que el Padre me ha encomendado que lleve a cabo, y que estoy haciendo, es la que testifica que el Padre me ha enviado. 37 Y el Padre mismo que me envió ha testificado en mi favor. Nunca habéis oído su voz, ni visto su figura, 38 ni vive su palabra en vosotros, porque no creéis en aquel a quien él envió. 39 Estudiáis[c] con diligencia las Escrituras porque pensáis hallar en ellas la vida eterna. ¡Y son ellas las que dan testimonio en mi favor! 40 Sin embargo, no queréis venir a mí para tener esa vida.

41 »La gloria humana no la acepto, 42 pero a vosotros os conozco, y sé que no amáis realmente a Dios.[d] 43 Yo he venido en nombre de mi Padre, y no me aceptáis; pero, si otro viniera por su propia cuenta, a ese sí lo aceptaríais. 44 ¿Cómo va a ser posible que creáis vosotros si buscáis la gloria los unos de los otros, pero no buscáis la gloria que viene del Dios único?[e]

45 »Pero no penséis que yo voy a acusaros delante del Padre. Quien os va a acusar es Moisés, en quien tenéis puesta vuestra esperanza. 46 Si creyerais a Moisés, me creeríais a mí, porque de mí escribió él. 47 Pero, si no creéis lo que él escribió, ¿cómo vais a creer mis palabras?»

Footnotes

  1. 5:2 Betzatá. Var. Betesda; otra var. Betsaida.
  2. 5:3 paralíticos. Var. paralíticos, que esperaban el movimiento del agua. De cuando en cuando un ángel del Señor bajaba al estanque y agitaba el agua. El primero que entraba en el estanque después de cada agitación del agua quedaba sano de cualquier enfermedad que tuviera.
  3. 5:39 Estudiáis. Alt. Estudiad.
  4. 5:42 no amáis … Dios. Lit. no tenéis el amor de Dios en vosotros mismos.
  5. 5:44 del Dios único. Var. del Único.

Curación de un paralítico

Después de esto, se celebraba[a] una fiesta[b] de los judíos, y Jesús subió a Jerusalén(A). Y hay en Jerusalén, junto a la puerta de las ovejas(B), un estanque que en hebreo[c](C) se llama Betesda[d] y que tiene cinco pórticos. En estos yacía una multitud de enfermos, ciegos, cojos y paralíticos [e]que esperaban el movimiento del agua; porque un ángel del Señor descendía de vez en cuando al estanque y agitaba el agua; y el primero que descendía al estanque después del movimiento del agua, quedaba curado de cualquier enfermedad que tuviera. Y estaba allí un hombre que hacía treinta y ocho años que estaba enfermo[f]. Cuando Jesús lo vio acostado allí y supo que ya llevaba mucho tiempo en aquella condición, le dijo*: ¿Quieres ser sano? El enfermo le respondió: Señor, no tengo a nadie que me meta en el estanque cuando el agua es agitada(D); y mientras yo llego, otro baja antes que yo. Jesús le dijo*: Levántate, toma tu camilla(E) y anda. Y al instante el hombre quedó sano, y tomó su camilla y echó a andar.

Jesús censurado por sanar en el día de reposo

Y aquel día era día de reposo(F). 10 Por eso los judíos(G) decían al que fue sanado: Es día de reposo, y no te es permitido cargar tu camilla(H). 11 Pero él les respondió: El mismo que me sanó, me dijo: «Toma tu camilla y anda». 12 Le preguntaron: ¿Quién es el hombre que te dijo: «Toma tu camilla y anda»? 13 Pero el que había sido sanado no sabía quién era, porque Jesús, sigilosamente, se había apartado de la multitud que estaba en aquel lugar. 14 Después de esto Jesús lo halló* en el templo y le dijo: Mira, has sido sanado; no peques más(I), para que no te suceda algo peor(J). 15 El hombre se fue, y dijo a los judíos(K) que Jesús era el que lo había sanado. 16 A causa de esto los judíos(L) perseguían a Jesús, porque hacía estas cosas en el día de reposo. 17 Pero Él les respondió: Hasta ahora mi Padre trabaja, y yo también trabajo. 18 Entonces, por esta causa, los judíos(M) aún más procuraban matarle, porque no solo violaba el día de reposo(N), sino que también llamaba a Dios su propio Padre, haciéndose igual a Dios(O).

Unanimidad del Padre y del Hijo

19 Por eso Jesús, respondiendo, les decía: En verdad, en verdad os digo que el Hijo no puede hacer nada por su cuenta(P), sino lo que ve hacer al Padre; porque todo lo que hace el Padre[g], eso también hace el Hijo de igual manera. 20 Pues el Padre ama al Hijo(Q), y le muestra todo lo que Él mismo hace; y obras mayores que estas(R) le mostrará, para que os admiréis. 21 Porque así como el Padre levanta a los muertos y les da vida(S), asimismo el Hijo también da vida(T) a los que Él quiere. 22 Porque ni aun el Padre juzga a nadie, sino que todo juicio se lo ha confiado[h] al Hijo(U), 23 para que todos honren al Hijo así como honran al Padre. El que no honra al Hijo, no honra al Padre que le envió(V). 24 En verdad, en verdad os digo: el que oye mi palabra y cree al que me envió, tiene vida eterna(W) y no viene a condenación[i](X), sino que ha pasado de muerte a vida(Y). 25 En verdad, en verdad os digo que viene la hora, y ahora es(Z), cuando los muertos(AA) oirán la voz del Hijo de Dios, y los que oigan(AB) vivirán. 26 Porque así como el Padre tiene vida en sí mismo, así también le dio al Hijo el tener vida en sí mismo(AC); 27 y le dio autoridad para ejecutar juicio(AD), porque es el Hijo del Hombre. 28 No os admiréis de esto, porque viene la hora(AE) en que todos los que están en los sepulcros(AF) oirán su voz, 29 y saldrán: los que hicieron lo bueno, a resurrección de vida, y los que practicaron lo malo, a resurrección de juicio(AG).

Testimonio del Padre y de las obras de Jesús

30 Yo no puedo hacer nada por iniciativa mía(AH); como oigo, juzgo, y mi juicio es justo(AI) porque no busco mi voluntad, sino la voluntad del que me envió(AJ). 31 Si yo solo doy testimonio de mí mismo(AK), mi testimonio no es verdadero[j]. 32 Otro es el que da testimonio de mí(AL), y yo sé que el testimonio que da de mí es verdadero. 33 Vosotros habéis enviado a preguntar a Juan, y él ha dado testimonio(AM) de la verdad. 34 Pero el testimonio que yo recibo no es de hombre(AN); mas digo esto para que vosotros seáis salvos. 35 Él era la lámpara que ardía y alumbraba(AO), y vosotros quisisteis regocijaros por un tiempo en su luz(AP). 36 Pero el testimonio que yo tengo es mayor que el de Juan; porque las obras que el Padre me ha dado para llevar a cabo(AQ), las mismas obras que yo hago, dan testimonio de mí(AR), de que el Padre me ha enviado(AS). 37 Y el Padre que me envió, ese ha dado testimonio de mí(AT). Pero no habéis oído jamás su voz ni habéis visto su apariencia. 38 Y su palabra no la tenéis morando en vosotros(AU), porque no creéis en aquel que Él envió(AV). 39 Examináis[k] las Escrituras porque vosotros pensáis que en ellas tenéis vida eterna(AW); y ellas son las que dan testimonio de mí(AX); 40 y no queréis venir a mí para que tengáis vida. 41 No recibo gloria de los hombres(AY); 42 pero os conozco, que no tenéis el amor de Dios en vosotros. 43 Yo he venido en nombre de mi Padre y no me recibís; si otro viene en su propio nombre(AZ), a ese recibiréis. 44 ¿Cómo podéis creer, cuando recibís gloria[l] los unos de los otros(BA), y no buscáis la gloria[m] que viene del Dios único(BB)? 45 No penséis que yo os acusaré delante del Padre; el que os acusa es Moisés(BC), en quien vosotros habéis puesto vuestra esperanza. 46 Porque si creyerais a Moisés, me creeríais a mí, porque de mí escribió él(BD). 47 Pero si no creéis sus escritos(BE), ¿cómo creeréis mis palabras?

Footnotes

  1. Juan 5:1 Lit., había
  2. Juan 5:1 Algunos mss. dicen: la fiesta; i.e., la Pascua
  3. Juan 5:2 I.e., en arameo judaico
  4. Juan 5:2 Otros mss. dicen: Betsaida, o, Betzata
  5. Juan 5:3 Los mss. más antiguos no incluyen el resto del vers. 3 y todo el vers. 4
  6. Juan 5:5 Lit., con su enfermedad
  7. Juan 5:19 Lit., aquél
  8. Juan 5:22 Lit., dado
  9. Juan 5:24 Lit., juicio
  10. Juan 5:31 I.e., admisible como prueba legal
  11. Juan 5:39 O, Examinad
  12. Juan 5:44 O, fama, u, honor
  13. Juan 5:44 O, fama, u, honor

After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.

When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.

12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.

14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.

21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

32 There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.

35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

36 But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

41 I receive not honour from men.

42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me.

47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

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)

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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