In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and (A)paralyzed.[a]

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  1. John 5:3 Some manuscripts insert, wholly or in part, waiting for the moving of the water; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool, and stirred the water: whoever stepped in first after the stirring of the water was healed of whatever disease he had

In these porticoes lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, limping, or [a]paralyzed.[b]

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  1. John 5:3 Or had shrunken limbs
  2. John 5:3 Late mss add the following as the remainder of v 3, and v 4: paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the waters; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first stepped in after the stirring up of the water was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted

In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, [a]paralyzed, [b]waiting for the moving of the water.

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  1. John 5:3 withered
  2. John 5:3 NU omits the rest of v. 3 and all of v. 4.

Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed.

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