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who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” 13 But the one who was (G)healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. 14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well.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

Feeding the Five Thousand(AX)

After (AY)these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of (AZ)Tiberias. Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were (BA)diseased.[f] And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples.

(BB)Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. (BC)Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to (BD)Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.

Philip answered Him, (BE)“Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little.”

One of His disciples, (BF)Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, (BG)but what are they among so many?”

10 Then Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. 11 And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them [g]to the disciples, and the disciples to those sitting down; and likewise of the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 So when they were filled, He said to His disciples, “Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.” 13 Therefore they gathered them up, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. 14 Then those men, when they had seen the sign that Jesus did, said, “This is truly (BH)the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

Jesus Walks on the Sea(BI)

15 Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him (BJ)king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.

16 (BK)Now when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into the boat, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was already dark, and Jesus had not come to them. 18 Then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing. 19 So when they had rowed about [h]three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat; and they were (BL)afraid. 20 But He said to them, (BM)“It is I; do not be afraid.” 21 Then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going.

The Bread from Heaven

22 On the following day, when the people who were standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, except [i]that one [j]which His disciples had entered, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples, but His disciples had gone away alone— 23 however, other boats came from Tiberias, near the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks— 24 when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they also got into boats and came to Capernaum, (BN)seeking Jesus. 25 And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, “Rabbi, when did You come here?”

26 Jesus answered them and said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. 27 (BO)Do not labor for the food which perishes, but (BP)for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, (BQ)because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”

28 Then they said to Him, “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?”

29 Jesus answered and said to them, (BR)“This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”

30 Therefore they said to Him, (BS)“What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do? 31 (BT)Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, (BU)‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’

32 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, Moses did not give you the bread from heaven, but (BV)My Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

34 (BW)Then they said to Him, “Lord, give us this bread always.”

35 And Jesus said to them, (BX)“I am the bread of life. (BY)He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never (BZ)thirst. 36 (CA)But I said to you that you have seen Me and yet (CB)do not believe. 37 (CC)All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and (CD)the one who comes to Me I will [k]by no means cast out. 38 For I have come down from heaven, (CE)not to do My own will, (CF)but the will of Him who sent Me. 39 This is the will of the Father who sent Me, (CG)that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. 40 And this is the will of Him who sent Me, (CH)that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”

Rejected by His Own

41 The Jews then [l]complained about Him, because He said, “I am the bread which came down from heaven.” 42 And they said, (CI)“Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that He says, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”

43 Jesus therefore answered and said to them, [m]“Do not murmur among yourselves. 44 (CJ)No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me (CK)draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, (CL)‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ (CM)Therefore everyone who [n]has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me. 46 (CN)Not that anyone has seen the Father, (CO)except He who is from God; He has seen the Father. 47 Most assuredly, I say to you, (CP)he who believes [o]in Me has everlasting life. 48 (CQ)I am the bread of life. 49 (CR)Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 (CS)This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread (CT)which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and (CU)the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world.”

52 The Jews therefore (CV)quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?”

53 Then Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless (CW)you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. 54 (CX)Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For My flesh is [p]food indeed, and My blood is [q]drink indeed. 56 He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood (CY)abides in Me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me. 58 (CZ)This is the bread which came down from heaven—not (DA)as your fathers ate the manna, and are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever.”

59 These things He said in the synagogue as He taught in Capernaum.

Many Disciples Turn Away

60 (DB)Therefore many of His disciples, when they heard this, said, “This is a [r]hard saying; who can understand it?”

61 When Jesus knew in Himself that His disciples [s]complained about this, He said to them, “Does this [t]offend you? 62 (DC)What then if you should see the Son of Man ascend where He was before? 63 (DD)It is the Spirit who gives life; the (DE)flesh profits nothing. The (DF)words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. 64 But (DG)there are some of you who do not believe.” For (DH)Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would betray Him. 65 And He said, “Therefore (DI)I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father.”

66 (DJ)From that time many of His disciples went [u]back and walked with Him no more. 67 Then Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you also want to go away?”

68 But Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have (DK)the words of eternal life. 69 (DL)Also we have come to believe and know that You are the [v]Christ, the Son of the living God.”

70 Jesus answered them, (DM)“Did I not choose you, the twelve, (DN)and one of you is a devil?” 71 He spoke of (DO)Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, for it was he who would (DP)betray Him, being one of the twelve.

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
  6. John 6:2 sick
  7. John 6:11 NU omits to the disciples, and the disciples
  8. John 6:19 Lit. 25 or 30 stadia
  9. John 6:22 NU omits that
  10. John 6:22 NU omits which His disciples had entered
  11. John 6:37 certainly not
  12. John 6:41 grumbled
  13. John 6:43 Stop grumbling
  14. John 6:45 M hears and has learned
  15. John 6:47 NU omits in Me
  16. John 6:55 NU true food
  17. John 6:55 NU true drink
  18. John 6:60 difficult
  19. John 6:61 grumbled
  20. John 6:61 make you stumble
  21. John 6:66 Or away; lit. to the back
  22. John 6:69 NU Holy One of God.

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