The Pool of Bethesda

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

2Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Hebrew† called Bethesda,† having five porches. 3In these† were lying a multitude of those ailing, blind, lame, withered.†

5And a certain man was there, being thirty and eight years in his ailment. 6Jesus, having seen this one lying and having known that he has been a long time already, says to him, “Do you want to become well?”

7The one ailing answered Him, “Sir, I do not have a man, that when the water might be stirred, he might put me into the pool; and while I am going, another goes down before me.”

8Jesus says to him, “Arise, take up your mat, and walk.”

9And immediately the man became well, and he took up his mat and was walking.

And it was the Sabbath on that day. 10Therefore the Jews were saying to the one having been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to take up your mat.”

11But he answered them, “The One having made me well, that One said to me, ‘Take up your mat and walk.’”

12Therefore they asked him, “Who is the man having said to you, ‘Take it up† and walk’?”

13And the one having been healed did not know who it is, for Jesus moved away, a crowd being in the place.

14After these things Jesus finds him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become well. Sin no more, so that something worse might not happen to you.”

15The man went away and declared to the Jews that Jesus is the One having made him well.

The Father and the Son

16And because of this, the Jews were persecuting Jesus,† because He was doing these things on the Sabbath. 17But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”

18Therefore because of this, the Jews were seeking more to kill Him, because not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but also He was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal to God.

19Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you⁺, the Son is able to do nothing from Himself, if not anything He may see the Father doing; for whatever He may do, these things also the Son does likewise. 20For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all things that He does. And He will show Him greater works than these, so that you⁺ may marvel. 21For just as the Father raises the dead and makes alive, thus also the Son makes alive whom He wills.

22For the Father judges no one, but He has given all judgment to the Son, 23so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The one not honoring the Son does not honor the Father, the One having sent Him.

24Truly, truly, I say to you⁺ that the one hearing My word and believing the One having sent Me has eternal life and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

25Truly, truly, I say to you⁺ that an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those having heard will live. 26For just as the Father has life in Himself, so also He gave to the Son to have life in Himself. 27And He gave Him authority to do judgment, because He is the Son of Man.

28Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming in which all those in the tombs will hear His voice, 29and they will come out—those having done good to the resurrection of life, and those having practiced evil to the resurrection of judgment.†

30I am able to do nothing from Myself. Just as I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My will, but the will of the One† having sent Me.

Testimonies about Jesus

31If I testify concerning Myself, My testimony is not true. 32It is another testifying concerning Me, and I know that the testimony that He testifies concerning Me is true.

33You⁺ have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. 34Now I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things so that you⁺ may be saved.

35He† was the lamp burning and shining, and you⁺ were willing to exult for an hour in his light. 36But I have testimony greater than that of John. For the works that the Father has given to Me so that I should complete them, the same works that I do, testify concerning Me that the Father has sent Me. 37And the One having sent Me, the Father Himself, has testified concerning Me. You⁺ have neither heard His voice at any time, nor have you⁺ seen His form. 38And you⁺ do not have His word remaining in you⁺, for you⁺ do not believe Him whom He sent.

The Witness of Scripture
(Luke 16:19–31)

39You⁺ search the Scriptures because you⁺ think to have eternal life in them, and these are they testifying concerning Me; 40and you⁺ are not willing to come to Me so that you⁺ may have life.

41I do not receive glory from men, 42but I have known you⁺, that you⁺ do not have the love of God in yourselves. 43I have come in the name My of Father, and you⁺ do not receive Me; if another should come in his own name, you⁺ will receive him. 44How are you⁺ able to believe, receiving glory from one another,† and you⁺ do not seek the glory that is from the only God?

45Do not think that I will accuse you⁺ to the Father. There is the one accusing you⁺: Moses, in whom you⁺ have hoped. 46For if you⁺ were believing Moses, you⁺ would have been believing Me; for he wrote concerning Me. 47But if you⁺ do not believe his writings, how will you⁺ believe My words?”

Footnotes:

1 RP came the feast
2 Or in Aramaic
2 NA, NE, and WH Bethzatha
3 Or On these walkways
3 NE, BYZ, and TR include awaiting the moving of the waters. 4For according to a certain time an angel descended into the pool and stirred the water. After the stirring of the water, the first one having entered the pool would become well from the disease he was held by at the time.
12 BYZ and TR include your mat
16 BYZ and TR include and were seeking to kill Him.
29 See Daniel 12:2.
30 BYZ and TR of the Father
35 That is, John
44 F35 from others