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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)

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

DESPUÉS de estas cosas, era un día de fiesta de los Judíos, y subió Jesús á Jerusalem.

Y hay en Jerusalem á la puerta del ganado un estanque, que en hebraico es llamado Bethesda, el cual tiene cinco portales.

En éstos yacía multitud de enfermos, ciegos, cojos, secos, que estaban esperando el movimiento del agua.

Porque un ángel descendía á cierto tiempo al estanque, y revolvía el agua; y el que primero descendía en el estanque después del movimiento del agua, era sano de cualquier enfermedad que tuviese.

Y estaba allí un hombre que había treinta y ocho años que estaba enfermo.

Como Jesús vió á éste echado, y entendió que ya había mucho tiempo, dícele: ¿Quieres ser sano?

Señor, le respondió el enfermo, no tengo hombre que me meta en el estánque cuando el agua fuere revuelta; porque entre tanto que yo vengo, otro antes de mí ha descendido.

Dícele Jesús: Levántate, toma tu lecho, y anda.

Y luego aquel hombre fué sano, y tomó su lecho, é íbase. Y era sábado aquel día.

10 Entonces los Judíos decían á aquel que había sido sanado: Sábado es: no te es lícito llevar tu lecho.

11 Respondióles: El que me sanó, él mismo me dijo: Toma tu lecho y anda.

12 Preguntáronle entonces: ¿Quién es el que te dijo: Toma tu lecho y anda?

13 Y el que había sido sanado, no sabía quién fuese; porque Jesús se había apartado de la gente que estaba en aquel lugar.

14 Después le halló Jesús en el templo, y díjole: He aquí, has sido sanado; no peques más, porque no te venga alguna cosa peor.

15 El se fué, y dió aviso á los Judíos, que Jesús era el que le había sanado.

16 Y por esta causa los Judíos perseguían á Jesús, y procuraban matarle, porque hacía estas cosas en sábado.

17 Y Jesús les respondió: Mi Padre hasta ahora obra, y yo obro.

18 Entonces, por tanto, más procuraban los Judíos matarle, porque no sólo quebrantaba el sábado, sino que también á su Padre llamaba Dios, haciéndose igual á Dios.

19 Respondió entonces Jesús, y díjoles: De cierto, de cierto os digo: No puede el Hijo hacer nada de sí mismo, sino lo que viere hacer al Padre: porque todo lo que él hace, esto también hace el Hijo juntamente.

20 Porque el Padre ama al Hijo, y le muestra todas las cosas que él hace; y mayores obras que éstas le mostrará, de suerte que vosotros os maravilléis.

21 Porque como el Padre levanta los muertos, y les da vida, así también el Hijo á los que quiere da vida.

22 Porque el Padre á nadie juzga, mas todo el juicio dió al Hijo;

23 Para que todos honren al Hijo como honran al Padre. El que no honra al Hijo, no honra al Padre que le envió.

24 De cierto, de cierto os digo: El que oye mi palabra, y cree al que me ha enviado, tiene vida eterna; y no vendrá á condenación, mas pasó de muerte á vida.

25 De cierto, de cierto os digo: Vendrá hora, y ahora es, cuando los muertos oirán la voz del Hijo de Dios: y los que oyeren vivirán.

26 Porque como el Padre tiene vida en sí mismo, así dió también al Hijo que tuviese vida en sí mismo:

27 Y también le dió poder de hacer juicio, en cuanto es el Hijo del hombre.

28 No os maravilléis de esto; porque vendrá hora, cuando todos los que están en los sepulcros oirán su voz;

29 Y los que hicieron bien, saldrán á resurrección de vida; mas los que hicieron mal, á resurrección de condenación.

30 No puedo yo de mí mismo hacer nada: como oigo, juzgo: y mi juicio es justo; porque no busco mi voluntad, mas la voluntad del que me envió, del Padre.

31 Si yo doy testimonio de mí mismo, mi testimonio no es verdadero.

32 Otro es el que da testimonio de mí; y sé que el testimonio que da de mí, es verdadero.

33 Vosotros enviasteis á Juan, y él dió testimonio á la verdad.

34 Empero yo no tomo el testimonio de hombre; mas digo esto, para que vosotros seáis salvos.

35 El era antorcha que ardía y alumbraba: y vosotros quisisteis recrearos por un poco á su luz.

36 Mas yo tengo mayor testimonio que el de Juan: porque las obras que el Padre me dió que cumpliese, las mismas obras que yo hago, dan testimonio de mí, que el Padre me haya enviado.

37 Y el que me envió, el Padre, él ha dado testimonio de mí. Ni nunca habéis oído su voz, ni habéis visto su parecer.

38 Ni tenéis su palabra permanente en vosotros; porque al que él envió, á éste vosotros no creéis.

39 Escudriñad las Escrituras, porque á vosotros os parece que en ellas tenéis la vida eterna; y ellas son las que dan testimonio de mí.

40 Y no queréis venir á mí, para que tengáis vida.

41 Gloria de los hombres no recibo.

42 Mas yo os conozco, que no tenéis amor de Dios en vosotros.

43 Yo he venido en nombre de mi Padre, y no me recibís: si otro viniere en su propio nombre, á aquél recibiréis.

44 ¿Cómo podéis vosotros creer, pues tomáis la gloria los unos de los otros, y no buscáis la gloria que de sólo Dios viene?

45 No penséis que yo os tengo de acusar delante del Padre; hay quien os acusa, Moisés, en quien vosotros esperáis.

46 Porque si vosotros creyeseis á Moisés, creeríais á mí; porque de mí escribió él.

47 Y si á sus escritos no creéis, ¿cómo creeréis á mis palabras?

Jesus helbreder en lam mann ved dammen Betesda

Litt seinere gikk Jesus til Jerusalem for å delta i en av de jødiske høytidene. Inne i byen, nær Saueporten, var det en dam som på arameisk[a] blir kalt Betesda, og den har fem bueganger. Mange lamme og blinde og andre som var handikappet lå i disse buegangene [og ventet på at vannet skulle komme i bevegelse. En Herrens engel steg nemlig nå og da ned i dammen og rørte opp vannet. Den første som steg ned i dammen etter at vannet var blitt rørt opp, ble frisk, samme hvilken sykdom han enn led av.][b]

En av dem som lå der, var en mann som hadde vært lam i 38 år. Da Jesus så han og fikk vite at han hadde vært syk så lenge, spurte han mannen: ”Vil du bli frisk?”

”Herre, det er nok umulig”, sa mannen. ”Jeg har ingen som kan hjelper meg ned i dammen når vannet kommer i bevegelse. Mens jeg ennå er på vei, rekker noen andre ut i vannet før meg.”

Da sa Jesus til ham: ”Reis deg opp, ta liggematten din og gå!” Straks ble mannen frisk, og han rullet sammen liggematten og gikk av sted.

Dette skjedde på hviledagen[c]. 10 Derfor protesterte de religiøse lederne. De sa til mannen som var blitt helbredet: ”Du får ikke lov til å arbeide på hviledagen. Det er forbudt å bære liggematten din!”

11 Mannen svarte: ”Han som gjorde meg frisk sa til meg at jeg skulle ta liggematten og gå.”

12 Da spurte de: ”Hvem sa til deg at du skulle bære liggematten?”

13 Men han visste det ikke, for Jesus hadde forsvunnet fra stedet etter som det samlet seg mye folk. 14 Senere møtte Jesus mannen i templet og sa til ham: ”Nå er du frisk. Ikke synd mer, for at det ikke skal hende deg noe verre.”

15 Mannen gikk til de religiøse lederne og fortalte at det var Jesus som hadde gjort ham frisk.

Jesus forklarer at han er Guds sønn

16 Fra og med nå begynte de religiøse lederne å forfølge Jesus. De mente han hadde arbeidet på hviledagen[d] ved å helbrede en syk mann. 17 Jesus sa: ”Min Far i himmelen er uavbrutt i arbeid og derfor arbeider også jeg.”

18 Da ble de religiøse lederne enda mer ivrige etter å drepe ham. Ikke bare gjorde han ugyldig Guds befaling om å hvile på den sjuende dagen, men i tillegg snakket han om Gud som sin far. Gjennom dette hadde han jo gjort seg lik med Gud.

19 Jesus sa: ”Jeg forsikrer dere at Sønnen kan ikke gjøre noe av seg selv. Han gjør bare det som han ser sin Far i himmelen gjøre. Det Far i himmelen gjør, det gjør også Sønnen. 20 Far i himmelen elsker Sønnen og viser ham alt det han gjør. Han skal la Sønnen gjøre enda større mirakler, så store at alle blir forbløffet. 21 Sønnen skal gi evig liv til hvem han vil, på samme måten som Far i himmelen vekker opp døde og gir dem liv. 22 Far i himmelen har overlatt retten til å dømme til Sønnen. 23 Alle skal ære Sønnen på samme måten som de ærer Far i himmelen. Men om dere nekter å ære Sønnen, da ærer dere heller ikke Far i himmelen som har sendt ham.

24 Jeg forsikrer dere at den som hører budskapet mitt og tror på ham som har sendt meg, han har evig liv. Han kommer ikke til å bli dømt for syndene sine, men har allerede gått over fra døden til det evige livet. 25 Ja, jeg forsikrer dere at det kommer en dag, ja den er faktisk allerede her og nå, da de døde skal høre Guds sønns stemme. De som hører den, skal få liv. 26 Far i himmelen har liv i seg selv, og han har også gitt Sønnen liv i seg selv. 27 Han har gitt meg rett til å dømme alle mennesker, etter som jeg er Menneskesønnen[e]. 28 Bli ikke forskrekket. Det kommer en dag da alle som ligger i sine graver, skal høre min stemme. 29 De skal stå opp fra de døde. De som har gjort det gode, skal få evig liv, og de som har gjort det onde, skal bli dømt.

30 Jeg kan ikke gjøre noe av meg selv. Jeg dømmer ikke før jeg har lyttet til min Far i himmelen. Dommen min er rettferdig, etter som jeg ikke dømmer etter min egen vilje, men etter hans vilje som har sendt meg.”

Jesus beviser hvem han er

31 Jesus fortsatte: ”Om jeg sier hvem jeg er, uten at noen bekrefter det jeg sier, da beviser det ingenting. 32 Det finnes en som kan vitne om hvem jeg er, og det er døperen Johannes, og jeg kan forsikre at det han sier om meg, er sant. 33 Dere sendte selv folk til ham for å høre da han fortalte sannheten om meg. 34 Jeg har ikke noe behov for å høre det menneskene mener om meg, men jeg forteller dette for at dere skal tro på meg og bli frelst. 35 Johannes var et skinnende lys som lyste klart en tid, og dere kunne glede dere i hans lys. 36 Ja, Johannes fortalte hvem jeg er. Men det finnes et enda sterkere bevis på hvem jeg er. Det er undervisningen min og mine mirakler. De inngår i det oppdraget som min Far i himmelen ga meg å fullføre. De beviser at han har sendt meg. 37 Ja, min Far i himmelen har selv fortalt hvem jeg er, men dere har ikke hørt stemmen hans eller sett ansiktet hans. 38 Dere har ikke tatt imot budskapet hans, for dere tror ikke på meg, han som min Far i himmelen har sendt.

39 Dere studerer i Skriften[f], etter som dere tror at den gir dere evig liv. Men til tross for at det nettopp er i Skriften Gud forteller hvem jeg er, 40 så nekter dere å komme til meg for å få evig liv.

41-42 Jeg strever ikke etter å bli æret av dere, for jeg vet at dere ikke elsker Gud. 43 Jeg har blitt sendt hit av min Far i himmelen, og dere nekter å ta imot meg. Men om noen opptrer på egen hånd, da tar dere imot ham. 44 Det eneste dere er interessert i, er å bli æret av hverandre. Dere bryr dere ikke om dere blir godkjent av ham som er den eneste sanne. Gud. Synes dere det er noe rart at dere ikke kan tro!

45 Det er ikke jeg som en dag skal anklage dere for min Far i himmelen. Nei, det skal Moses gjøre! Dere tror at dere skal bli reddet ved å følge Moseloven[g]. 46 Dersom dere virkelig trodde på det Moses har skrevet, da ville dere også tro på meg, for det er meg han har skrevet om. 47 Etter som dere ikke tror på det han har skrevet, tror dere heller ikke på det jeg sier.”

Footnotes

  1. 5:2 Eller: hebraisk, det vil si hebreerne eller jødene sitt språk. Men hverdagens språk for Israels folk var arameisk.
  2. 5:4 En del håndskrifter mangler ordene i parentes.
  3. 5:9 I grunnteksten: Sabbaten. Jødene sin hviledag er den sjuende dagen i deres uke, altså lørdagen. Den dagen utfører ikke jødene noe unødvendig arbeid. Hviledagen ble innstiftet av Gud allerede i Første Mosebok 2:3.
  4. 5:16 I grunnteksten: Sabbaten. Jødene sin hviledag er den sjuende dagen i deres uke, altså lørdagen. Den dagen utfører ikke jødene noe unødvendig arbeid. Hviledagen ble innstiftet av Gud allerede i Første Mosebok 2:3.
  5. 5:27 ”Menneskesønnen” er et hebraisk ord for å si ”av mennesker”. Det var en tittel på Messias, den lovede kongen, hentet fra Daniel 7:13-14.
  6. 5:39 ”Skriften” for jødene er Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente.
  7. 5:45 Moseloven, eller den jødiske loven, finnes skrevet ned i Første til Femte Mosebok.

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