John 5
Authorized (King James) Version
5 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 4 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. 5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. 6 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? 7 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. 8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. 9 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?
John 5
Expanded Bible
Jesus Heals a Man at a Pool
5 ·Later [L After these things] Jesus went [L up] to Jerusalem for a ·special feast [L feast/festival of the Jews]. 2 In Jerusalem there is a pool with five covered porches, which is called Bethesda[a] [C a pool of water north of the temple thought to have curative powers] in the Hebrew language [C referring to Aramaic, the native language of the Jews at the time]. This pool is near the Sheep Gate. 3 Many sick people were lying on the porches beside the pool. Some were blind, some were crippled, and some were paralyzed |, and they waited for the water to move. 4 ·Sometimes [At a certain time; From time to time] an angel of the Lord came down to the pool and stirred up the water. After the angel did this, the first person to go into the pool was healed from any sickness he had|[b]. 5 A man was lying there who had been ·sick [an invalid; disabled] for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw the man and knew that he had been ·sick [an invalid; disabled] for such a long time, Jesus asked him, “Do you want to be well?”
7 The ·sick man [invalid] answered [him], “Sir, there is no one to help me get into the pool when the water ·starts moving [is stirred up]. While I am coming to the water, someone else always ·gets in [goes down] before me.”
8 Then Jesus said to him, “·Stand up [T Rise]. Pick up your ·mat [bed; cot] and walk.” 9 And immediately the man ·was well [was healed; became whole]; he picked up his ·mat [bed; cot] and began to walk.
The day this happened was a Sabbath day. 10 So the ·Jews [or Jewish leaders] said to the man who had been healed, “Today is the Sabbath. It is ·against our law [L not lawful/permitted] for you to carry your ·mat [bed; cot] on the Sabbath day [C the fourth commandment prohibited work on the Sabbath, but not specifically this action (Ex. 20:8–11)].”
11 But he answered them, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your ·mat [bed; cot] and walk.’”
12 Then they asked him, “Who is the man who told you to pick up your ·mat [bed; cot] and walk?”
13 But the man who had been healed did not know who it was, because there were many people in that place, and Jesus had ·left [withdrawn; slipped away unnoticed].
14 Later, Jesus found the man at the Temple [area] and said to him, “See, you are well now. ·Stop sinning [T Sin no more] so that something worse does not happen to you.” [C Sometimes, not always, suffering can be explained by sin.]
15 Then the man left and told ·his people [the Jewish leaders; L the Jews] that Jesus was the one who had made him well.
16 Because Jesus was doing ·this [L these things] on the Sabbath day, ·some evil people [the Jewish leaders; L the Jews] began to ·persecute [harass] him. 17 But Jesus ·said to [L answered] them, “My Father ·never stops [is always; is still] working [C even on the Sabbath], and so I keep working, too.”
18 This made ·them [the Jewish leaders; L the Jews] try still harder to kill him. They said, “First Jesus was breaking the law about the Sabbath day. Now he says that God is his own Father, making himself equal with God!” [C Both breaking the Sabbath and blasphemy against God were punishable by death; Ex. 35:2; Lev. 24:16.]
Jesus Has God’s Authority
19 But Jesus ·said [answered them], “·I tell you the truth [L Truly, truly I say to you], the Son can do nothing ·alone [on his own initiative; by himself]. The Son does only what he sees the Father doing, ·because the Son does whatever the Father does [L for whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise]. 20 [L For] The Father loves the Son and shows the Son all the things he himself does. But the Father will show the Son even greater things than this so that you can all ·be amazed [marvel; be astonished]. 21 [L For] Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to those he ·wants to [wishes; wills]. 22 ·In fact, [or For] the Father judges no one, but he has ·given [entrusted to] the Son ·power to do all the judging [L all judgment; Rev. 20:11–15] 23 so that all people will honor the Son as much as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.
24 “·I tell you the truth [L Truly, truly I say to you], whoever ·hears [obeys] ·what I say [L my word/message] and believes in the One who sent me has eternal life. That person will not ·be judged guilty [L come into judgment/condemnation] but has ·already left death and entered life [L passed from death into life]. 25 ·I tell you the truth [L Truly, truly I say to you], the ·time [L hour] is coming and is already here when the dead will ·hear [obey] the voice of the Son of God, and those who ·hear [obey] will ·have life [live]. 26 [L For] ·Life comes from the Father himself [just as the Father has life], ·and [so] he has ·allowed the Son to have [given the Son] life in himself as well. 27 And the Father has given the Son the ·approval [authority; power; right] to ·judge [execute judgment], because he is the Son of Man [C a title for the Messiah; Dan. 7:13–14]. 28 Don’t ·be surprised [marvel; be amazed] at this: A ·time [L hour] is coming when all who are dead and in their graves will hear his voice. 29 Then they will come out of their graves. Those who did good ·will rise and have life forever [L to the resurrection resulting in life], but those who did evil ·will rise to be judged guilty [L to the resurrection resulting in condemnation/judgment].
Jesus Is God’s Son
30 “I can do nothing ·alone [by myself; on my own initiative]. I judge ·only the way I am told [L as I hear], so my judgment is ·fair [just; right; righteous]. I don’t ·try to please myself [L seek my own will/desire], but ·I try to please [L the will of] the One who sent me.
31 “If only I ·tell people [testify; witness] about myself, ·what I say [my testimony; witness] is not ·true [valid]. 32 But there is another who ·tells [testifies; witnesses] about me, and I know that ·the things he says [L the witness/testimony he witnesses/testifies] about me are ·true [valid].
33 “You have sent people to John, and he has ·told you [testified/witnessed to] the truth. 34 It is not that I ·need [accept; depend on] ·what humans say [human testimony/witness]; I tell you this so you can be saved. 35 John was like a burning and shining lamp, and you were ·happy to enjoy [L willing to rejoice in] his light for a while.
36 “But I have a ·proof [testimony; witness] about myself that is ·greater [weightier] than that of John. [L For] The ·things [L works] I do, which are the ·things [L works] my Father gave me to ·do [complete; finish; C the signs and miracles which point to his saving work on the cross], ·prove [testify; witness] that the Father sent me. 37 And the Father himself who sent me has given ·proof [testimony; witness] ·about me [concerning me; on my behalf]. You have never heard his voice or seen ·what he looks like [his form; his outward appearance]. 38 His ·teaching [word; message] does not ·live [remain; abide] in you, because you don’t believe in the One the Father sent. 39 You ·carefully study [search; examine] the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. They do in fact ·tell [testify; witness] ·about me [concerning me; on my behalf], 40 but you ·refuse [do not want] to come to me to have that life.
41 “I don’t ·need [or accept; receive] ·praise [glory; honor] from people. 42 But I know you—I know that you don’t have God’s love in you. 43 I have come ·from my Father and speak for him [L in my Father’s name], ·but [or and] you don’t ·accept [receive] me. But when another person comes, ·speaking only for himself [L in his own name], you will ·accept [receive] him. 44 You try to ·get praise [receive glory/honor] from each other, but you do not try to ·get the praise [receive glory/honor] that comes from the only God. So how can you believe? 45 Don’t think that I will ·stand before the Father and say you are wrong [L accuse you before the Father]. The one who ·says you are wrong [L accuses you] is Moses, the one ·you hoped would save you [L in whom you hoped]. 46 [L For] If you really believed Moses, you would believe me, because Moses wrote about me [C in the Torah, the first five books of the OT; for example, Deut. 18:15 quoted in Acts 3:22]. 47 But if you don’t believe what Moses wrote, how can you believe what I say?”
Giovanni 5
La Nuova Diodati
5 Dopo queste cose, ricorreva una festa dei Giudei e Gesú salí a Gerusalemme.
2 Or a Gerusalemme, vicino alla porta delle pecore, c'è una piscina detta in ebraico Betesda, che ha cinque portici.
3 Sotto questi giaceva un gran numero di infermi, ciechi, zoppi e paralitici, i quali aspettavano l'agitarsi dell'acqua.
4 Perché un angelo, in determinati momenti, scendeva nella piscina e agitava l'acqua; e il primo che vi entrava, dopo che l'acqua era agitata, era guarito da qualsiasi malattia fosse affetto.
5 C'era là un uomo infermo da trentotto anni.
6 Gesú, vedendolo disteso e sapendo che si trovava in quello stato da molto tempo, gli disse: «Vuoi essere guarito?».
7 L'infermo gli rispose: «Signore, io non ho nessuno che mi metta nella piscina quando l'acqua è agitata, e, mentre io vado, un altro vi scende prima di me».
8 Gesú gli disse: «Alzati, prendi il tuo lettuccio e cammina».
9 L'uomo fu guarito all'istante, prese il suo lettuccio e si mise a camminare. Or quel giorno era sabato
10 I Giudei perciò dissero a colui che era stato guarito: «sabato; non ti è lecito portare il tuo lettuccio».
11 Egli rispose loro: «Colui che mi ha guarito mi ha detto: "Prendi il tuo lettuccio e cammina"».
12 Essi allora gli domandarono: «Chi è quell'uomo che ti ha detto: "Prendi il tuo lettuccio e cammina"?».
13 Ma colui che era stato guarito non sapeva chi egli fosse, perché Gesú si era allontanato a motivo della folla che era in quel luogo.
14 Piú tardi Gesú lo trovò nel tempio e gli disse: «Ecco, tu sei stato guarito; non peccare più affinché non ti avvenga di peggio».
15 Quell'uomo se ne andò e riferí ai Giudei che era Gesú colui che lo aveva guarito.
16 Per questo i Giudei perseguitavano Gesú e cercavano di ucciderlo, perché faceva queste cose di sabato.
17 Ma Gesú rispose loro: «Il Padre mio opera fino ad ora, e anch'io opero».
18 Per questo i Giudei cercavano ancor piú di ucciderlo, perché non solo violava il sabato, ma addirittura chiamava Dio suo Padre, facendosi uguale a Dio.
19 Allora Gesú rispose e disse loro: «In verità, in verità vi dico che il Figlio non può far nulla da se stesso, se non quello che vede fare dal Padre; le cose infatti che fa il Padre, le fa ugualmente anche il Figlio.
20 Poiché il Padre ama il Figlio e gli mostra tutte le cose che egli fa; e gli mostrerà opere più grandi di queste, affinché voi ne siate meravigliati.
21 Infatti come il Padre risuscita i morti e dà loro la vita, cosí anche il Figlio dà la vita a chi vuole.
22 Poiché il Padre non giudica nessuno, ma ha dato tutto il giudizio al Figlio,
23 affinché tutti onorino il Figlio come onorano il Padre, chi non onora il Figlio, non onora il Padre che lo ha mandato.
24 In verità, in verità vi dico: Chi ascolta la mia parola e crede a colui che mi ha mandato, ha vita eterna, e non viene in giudizio, ma è passato dalla morte alla vita.
25 In verità, in verità vi dico: L'ora viene, anzi è venuta, che i morti udranno la voce del Figlio di Dio, e coloro che l'avranno udita vivranno.
26 Poiché, come il Padre ha vita in se stesso, cosí ha dato anche al Figlio di avere vita in se stesso;
27 e gli ha anche dato l'autorità di giudicare, perché è il Figlio dell'uomo.
28 Non vi meravigliate di questo, perché l'ora viene, in cui tutti coloro che sono nei sepolcri udranno la sua voce
29 e ne usciranno, quelli che hanno fatto il bene in risurrezione di vita, e quelli che hanno fatto il male in risurrezione di condanna.
30 Io non posso far nulla da me stesso; giudico secondo ciò che odo e il mio giudizio è giusto, perché non cercola mia volontà, ma la volontà del Padre che mi ha mandato.
31 Se io testimonio di me stesso, la mia testimonianza non è verace.
32 Vi è un altro che rende testimonianza di me, e io so che la testimonianza che egli rende di me è verace.
33 Voi avete mandato a interrogare Giovanni, ed egli ha reso testimonianza alla verità.
34 Ora io non prendo testimonianza da alcun uomo, ma dico queste cose affinché siate salvati.
35 Egli era una lampada ardente e lucente; e voi avete voluto gioire per breve tempo alla sua luce.
36 Ma la testimonianza che io ho è maggiore di quella di Giovanni, poiché le opere che il Padre mi ha dato da compiere, quelle opere che io faccio testimoniano di me, che il Padre mi ha mandato.
37 E il Padre, che mi ha mandato, ha egli stesso testimoniato di me; voi non avete mai udito la sua voce, né avete visto il suo volto,
38 e non avete la sua parola che dimora in voi, perché non credete in colui che egli ha mandato.
39 Voi investigate le Scritture, perché pensate di aver per mezzo di esse vita eterna; ed esse sono quelle che testimoniano di me.
40 Ma voi non volete venire a me per avere la vita.
41 lo non prendo gloria dagli uomini,
42 Ma io vi conosco, che non avete l'amore di Dio in voi.
43 Io sono venuto nel nome del Padre mio e voi non mi ricevete; se un altro venisse nel suo proprio nome, voi lo ricevereste.
44 Come potete voi credere, voi che prendete gloria gli uni dagli altri e non cercate la gloria che viene da Dio solo?
45 Non pensate che io vi accusi presso il Padre, c'è chi vi accusa, Mosé, nel quale avete riposto la vostra speranza;
46 infatti se voi credeste a Mosé, credereste anche a me, perché egli ha scritto di me.
47 Ma se non credete ai suoi scritti, come crederete alle mie parole?».
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