John 5

¹After these things there was the feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

²Now there is at Jerusalem, by the sheep-gate, a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethzatha, having five porches.

³In these were lying a multitude of diseased persons, blind, lame, withered.

⁵And a certain man was there, who had had his infirmity thirty-eight years.

⁶Jesus saw this man lying there, and knowing that he had been for a long time diseased, saith to him, Dost thou wish to be made well?

⁷The diseased 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 goeth down before me.

⁸Jesus saith to him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

⁹And immediately the man was made well, and took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the sabbath.

¹⁰The Jews therefore said to him that was cured, It is the sabbath; and it is not lawful for thee to take up the bed.

¹¹He answered them, He that made me well, the same said to me, Take up thy bed, and walk. T

¹²hey asked him, Who is the man that said to thee, Take up, and walk?

¹³But the diseased man knew not who it was; for Jesus had withdrawn himself, there being a crowd in the place.

¹⁴Afterwards Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou art made well; sin no more, lest something worse befall thee.

¹⁵The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

¹⁶And on this account the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.

¹⁷But he answered them, My Father is working up to this time, and I work.

¹⁸On this account the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath, but also said that God was his own Father, making himself equal with God.

¹⁹Then answered Jesus and said to them, Truly, truly do I say to you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father doing; for whatever He doeth, these things the Son also doeth in like manner;

²⁰for the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things which he himself doeth; and greater works than these will he show him, so that ye will wonder.

²¹For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and giveth them life, so the Son also giveth life to whom he will.

²²For neither doth the Father judge any one, but hath committed all judgment to the Son;

²³that all may honor the Son, as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son, honoreth not the Father, who sent him.

²⁴Truly, truly do I say to you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and cometh not into condemnation, but hath passed out of death into life.

²⁵Truly, truly do I say to you, The hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear will live.

²⁶For as the Father hath life in himself, so did he give to the Son also to have life in himself.

²⁷And he gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man.

²⁸Marvel not at this; for the hour is coming, in which all that are in the tombs will hear his voice,

²⁹and will come forth, they that have done good, to a resurrection of life; they that have done evil, to a resurrection of condemnation.

³⁰I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will, but the will of him that sent me.

³¹If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

³²There is another who beareth witness of me; and ye know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

³³Ye have sent to John, and he hath borne witness to the truth.

³⁴But the testimony which I receive is not from man; but these things I say, that ye may be saved.

³⁵He was the burning and shining lamp: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

³⁶But the testimony which I have, is greater than that of John; for the works which the Father hath given me to perform, the works themselves which I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

³⁷And the Father who sent me, he hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.

³⁸And ye have not his word abiding in you; for whom he sent, him ye believe not.

³⁹Ye search the Scriptures, because ye yourselves think that in them ye have everlasting life; and it is they which testify of me;

⁴⁰and ye are not willing to come to me, that ye may have life.

⁴¹I receive not honor from men;

⁴²but I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

⁴³I have come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not; if another come in his own name, him ye will receive.

⁴⁴How can ye believe while ye receive honor from one another, and seek not the honor that is from him who alone is God?

⁴⁵Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye have placed your hope.

⁴⁶For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me; for he wrote of me.

⁴⁷But if ye do not believe his writings, how will ye believe my words?

John 5

¹After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

²Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

³In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

⁴For 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.

⁵And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.

⁶When 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?

⁷The 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.

⁸Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

⁹And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

¹⁰The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

¹¹He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.

¹²Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

¹³And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.

¹⁴Afterward 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.

¹⁵The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

¹⁶And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

¹⁷But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

¹⁸Therefore 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.

¹⁹Then 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.

²⁰For 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.

²¹For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

²²For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

²³That 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.

²⁴Verily, 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.

²⁵Verily, 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.

²⁶For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

²⁷And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

²⁸Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

²⁹And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

³⁰I 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.

³¹If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

³²There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

³³Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

³⁴But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.

³⁵He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

³⁶But 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.

³⁷And 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.

³⁸And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

³⁹Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

⁴⁰And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

⁴¹I receive not honour from men.

⁴²But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

⁴³I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

⁴⁴How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

⁴⁵Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

⁴⁶For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.

⁴⁷But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?