John 5
English Standard Version
The Healing at the Pool on the Sabbath
5 After this there was a (A)feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2 Now there is in Jerusalem by (B)the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic[a] called Bethesda,[b] which has five roofed colonnades. 3 In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and (C)paralyzed.[c] 5 One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?” 7 The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me.” 8 Jesus said to him, (D)“Get up, take up your bed, and walk.” 9 (E)And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked.
(F)Now that day was the Sabbath. 10 So the Jews[d] said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and (G)it is not lawful for you to take up your bed.” 11 But he answered them, “The man who healed me, that man said to me, ‘Take up your bed, and walk.’” 12 They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” 13 Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for (H)Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in the place. 14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you are well! (I)Sin no more, (J)that nothing worse may happen to you.” 15 The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. 16 And this was why the Jews (K)were persecuting Jesus, (L)because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”
Jesus Is Equal with God
18 This was why the Jews (M)were seeking all the more to kill him, (N)because not only was he (O)breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God (P)his own Father, (Q)making himself equal with God.
The Authority of the Son
19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (R)the Son (S)can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father[e] does, that the Son does likewise. 20 For (T)the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And (U)greater works than these will he show him, so that (V)you may marvel. 21 For as the Father (W)raises the dead and (X)gives them life, so (Y)also the Son gives life (Z)to whom he will. 22 (AA)For the Father judges no one, but (AB)has given all judgment to the Son, 23 that all may honor the Son, just as they (AC)honor the Father. (AD)Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, (AE)whoever hears my word and (AF)believes him who sent me has eternal life. He (AG)does not come into judgment, but (AH)has passed from death to life.
25 “Truly, truly, I say to you, (AI)an hour is coming, and is now here, when (AJ)the dead will hear (AK)the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear (AL)will live. 26 (AM)For as the Father has life in himself, (AN)so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. 27 And he (AO)has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. 28 Do not marvel at this, for (AP)an hour is coming when (AQ)all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, (AR)those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
Witnesses to Jesus
30 (AS)“I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and (AT)my judgment is just, because (AU)I seek not my own will (AV)but the will of him who sent me. 31 (AW)If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. 32 There is (AX)another who bears witness about me, and (AY)I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. 33 (AZ)You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. 34 Not that (BA)the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35 He was a burning and (BB)shining lamp, and (BC)you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. 36 But (BD)the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For (BE)the works that the Father has given me (BF)to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, (BG)bear witness about me that (BH)the Father has sent me. 37 And the Father who sent me (BI)has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, (BJ)his form you have never seen, 38 and (BK)you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. 39 (BL)You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and (BM)it is they that bear witness about me, 40 yet (BN)you refuse to come to me that you may have life. 41 (BO)I do not receive glory from people. 42 But (BP)I know that you do not have (BQ)the love of God within you. 43 I have come (BR)in my Father's name, and (BS)you do not receive me. (BT)If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. 44 How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and (BU)do not seek the glory that comes from (BV)the only God? 45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, (BW)on whom you have set your hope. 46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for (BX)he wrote of me. 47 But (BY)if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”
Footnotes
- John 5:2 Or Hebrew
- John 5:2 Some manuscripts Bethsaida
- John 5:3 Some manuscripts insert, wholly or in part, waiting for the moving of the water; 4 for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool, and stirred the water: whoever stepped in first after the stirring of the water was healed of whatever disease he had
- John 5:10 The Greek word Ioudaioi refers specifically here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, who opposed Jesus in that time; also verses 15, 16, 18
- John 5:19 Greek he
Juan 5
Ang Pulong Sa Dios
Giayo ni Jesus ang Tawo sa Betesda
5 Human niadto, miadto si Jesus sa Jerusalem aron sa pagtambong sa usa ka pista sa mga Judio. 2 Didto sa paril sa Jerusalem may usa ka pultahan nga agianan sa mga karnero. Duol niini may linaw nga kaligoanan nga sa Hebreo nga pinulongan gitawag ug Betesda.[a] Sa palibot niini may lima ka silonganan 3 diin nanghigda ang daghang mga masakiton—mga buta, mga bakol, ug mga paralitiko. 4 [Nagahulat sila nga molihok ang tubig. Kay may mga higayon nga may anghel sa Dios nga mokanaog didto aron tandogon ang tubig. Ang makauna ug tuslob sa tubig human kini matandog sa anghel mamaayo bisan unsa pa ang iyang sakit.][b] 5 May usa ka tawo didto nga 38 na ka tuig nga nagsakit. 6 Nakita siya ni Jesus nga nagahigda didto, ug nahibalo si Jesus nga ang iyang sakit ingon na niadto kadugay. Busa miingon si Jesus kaniya, “Gusto mo ba nga mamaayo?” 7 Mitubag ang masakiton, “Unta, sir, apan walay tawo nga modala kanako didto sa tubig kon tandogon na sa anghel. Samtang nagpadulong pa lang ako sa tubig maunhan na ako kanunay sa uban.” 8 Miingon si Jesus kaniya, “Bangon, dad-a ang imong banig ug lakaw.” 9 Diha-diha dayon naayo ang tawo sa iyang sakit, ug gidala niya ang iyang banig ug milakaw.
Nahitabo kini sa Adlaw nga Igpapahulay. 10 Busa miingon ang mga tigdumala sa mga Judio ngadto sa tawo nga giayo, “Hoy, dili ba Adlaw nga Igpapahulay karon, ug sumala sa atong kasugoan dili mahimong magtrabaho bisan sa pagdala sa imong banig?” 11 Miingon ang tawo nga giayo. “Ang tawo nga nagaayo kanako mao ang nagsugo nga dad-on ko ang akong banig ug molakaw.” 12 Busa gipangutana nila siya kon kinsa ang tawo nga nagsugo kaniya sa paglakaw ug pagdala sa iyang banig. 13 Apan wala siya makaila kon kinsa ang nagaayo kaniya, kay nawala man dayon si Jesus tungod sa kadaghan sa mga tawo.
14 Didto sa templo nakita pag-usab ni Jesus ang tawo nga iyang giayo ug miingon si Jesus kaniya, “O, maayo ka na karon. Ayaw na pagpakasala, kay basin ug mas daotan pa unya ang mahitabo kanimo.” 15 Milakaw dayon ang tawo ug miadto sa mga tigdumala sa mga Judio. Gisultihan niya sila nga si Jesus mao ang nagaayo kaniya. 16 Busa sukad niadto, ang kadagkoan sa mga Judio nagsugod na sa paglutos kang Jesus, tungod kay nang-ayo siya sa Adlaw nga Igpapahulay.
17 Apan may katarungan si Jesus. Miingon siya kanila, “Nagapadayon ang akong Amahan sa iyang buluhaton, busa nagapadayon usab ako.” 18 Tungod niining gisulti ni Jesus misamot ang tinguha sa kadagkoan sa mga Judio nga patyon siya, tungod kay dili lang nga gilapas niya ang kasugoan mahitungod sa Adlaw nga Igpapahulay, kondili miingon pa siya nga ang Dios mao gayod ang iyang Amahan, nga nagkahulogan nga gipakasama niya ang iyang kaugalingon sa Dios.
Ang Gahom sa Anak sa Dios
19 Busa miingon si Jesus kanila, “Sa pagkatinuod, sultihan ko kamo nga ako nga Anak sa Dios wala gayoy mahimo kon ako lang, kondili kon unsa ang akong nakita nga gibuhat sa akong Amahan mao usab kana ang akong buhaton. Busa kon unsa ang gibuhat sa akong Amahan, mao usab kana ang akong buhaton isip Anak. 20 Pinangga sa Amahan ang iyang Anak, busa gipakita niya kanako nga iyang Anak ang tanan nga iyang gibuhat. Ug labaw pa gayod niini ang ipakita niya kanako nga akong himuon aron matingala kamong tanan. 21 Kon ang Amahan magbanhaw sa mga patay ug maghatag kanila ug kinabuhi, ako nga iyang Anak maghatag usab ug kinabuhi kang bisan kinsa nga akong buot hatagan. 22 Ang Amahan dili mohukom sa mga tawo; kondili ako nga iyang Anak mao ang gihatagan sa katungod sa paghukom, 23 aron ang tanan mopasidungog sa Anak sama sa ilang pagpasidungog sa Amahan. Busa ang wala nagapasidungog kanako wala usab nagapasidungog sa Amahan nga nagpadala kanako.
24 “Sa pagkatinuod, sultihan ko kamo nga ang tawo nga nagatuman sa akong mga pulong ug nagatuo sa nagpadala kanako may kinabuhi nga walay kataposan. Dili na siya silotan tungod kay nakalatas na siya sa kamatayon ngadto sa kinabuhi. 25 Sa pagkatinuod, sultihan ko kamo nga moabot ang panahon, ug miabot na gani, nga ang mga patay[c] makadungog sa pulong[d] sa Anak sa Dios, ug ang magpatalinghog sa iyang pulong mabuhi. 26 Ingon nga ang Amahan may gahom sa paghatag ug kinabuhi, ako nga iyang Anak makahatag usab niana nga kinabuhi, kay gihatagan niya ako ug gahom sa paghatag niana sa mga tawo. 27 Gihatagan usab niya ako ug gahom sa paghukom tungod kay ako mao ang Anak sa Tawo. 28 Ayaw kamo katingala niini, kay moabot ang panahon nga ang tanang mga patay makadungog sa akong tingog, 29 ug manggawas sila sa ilang lubnganan. Ang mga maayo ug binuhatan banhawon ug hatagan ug kinabuhi nga walay kataposan, ug ang mga daotan ug binuhatan banhawon usab apan silotan.”
Ang mga Nagpamatuod bahin kang Jesus
30 Midugang si Jesus sa pag-ingon, “Wala gayod akoy mahimo kon ako lang. Tinuod nga nagahukom ako, apan ang akong paghukom sumala sa gisulti sa akong Amahan kanako. Busa ang akong paghukom matarong tungod kay wala ako nagahimo sa akong kaugalingong kabubut-on, kondili ang kabubut-on sa nagpadala kanako. 31 Kon ako lang ang mosulti mahitungod sa akong kaugalingon makaduda kamo sa akong gisulti. 32 Apan adunay usa nga nagapamatuod mahitungod kanako, ug nasayod ako nga ang iyang gisulti kasaligan. 33 Si Juan nga tigbautismo nagpamatuod usab mahitungod kanako. Dili ba aduna man kamoy gisugo didto kang Juan aron sa pagpangutana kaniya? Ug nagsulti siya sa kamatuoran. 34 Hinuon wala ako magkinahanglan sa pagpamatuod sa tawo mahitungod kanako. Gihisgotan ko lang si Juan aron nga motuo kamo kanako ug maluwas. 35 Si Juan sama sa suga nga misiga ug midan-ag; ug nalipay kamo sa iyang pagdan-ag bisan sa hamubong panahon lang. 36 Apan may nagapamatuod pa gayod mahitungod kanako nga labaw pa kang Juan. Kini walay lain kondili ang mga buluhaton nga gibuhat ko nga ginapabuhat sa Amahan kanako. Nagapamatuod kini nga ang Amahan mao ang nagpadala kanako. 37 Ug ang Amahan nga nagpadala kanako mao mismo ang nagpamatuod mahitungod kanako. Apan wala gayod ninyo siya makita o madungog nga nagasulti, 38 ug wala usab ninyo dawata ang iyang pulong, tungod kay wala kamo motuo kanako nga iyang gipadala. 39 Ginatun-an ninyo pag-ayo ang Kasulatan kay nagahuna-huna kamo nga sa ingon niini nga pamaagi maangkon ninyo ang kinabuhi nga walay kataposan. Ang Kasulatan mao ang nagapamatuod mahitungod kanako. 40 Apan midumili gihapon kamo sa pagduol kanako aron unta maangkon ninyo ang kinabuhi.
41 “Wala ko kinahanglana ang pagdayeg sa mga tawo. 42 Nakaila ako kaninyo ug nahibalo ako nga sulod sa inyong kasingkasing wala kamoy paghigugma sa Dios. 43 Mianhi ako nga may gahom gikan sa Amahan, apan wala kamo modawat kanako. Apan kon adunay moanhi sa iyang kaugalingon nga gahom, siya hinuon ang inyong dawaton. 44 Unsaon man ninyo pagtuo kanako kon ang pagdayeg lang sa inyong isigka-tawo ang mahinungdanon kaninyo ug wala ninyo tinguhaa ang pagdayeg nga gikan sa matuod nga Dios? 45 Ayaw ninyo huna-hunaa nga ako ang mosumbong kaninyo sa Amahan. Si Moises mismo nga inyong gilaoman mao ang mosumbong kaninyo. 46 Kon tinuod nga mituo kamo kang Moises, motuo unta usab kamo kanako, tungod kay si Moises mismo nagsulat mahitungod kanako. 47 Apan tungod kay wala kamo motuo sa iyang mga sinulat, dili usab kamo motuo sa akong gisulti kaninyo.”
John 5
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?”
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