John 5:1-18 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.… — I. How eager were these folk to be cured! Would that there were the same earnestness for the healing of the soul. II. GOD CAUSED THE TROUBLING OF THE WATERS, BUT LEFT THE SICK TO GET THEMSELVES IN. As Matthew Henry says, "God has put virtue into Scripture and ordinances, and if we do not make a due improvement of them, it is our own fault. III. THIS MAN'S INFIRMITY WAS OF THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS' STANDING; SHALL WE COMPLAIN OF ONE WEARISOME NIGHT. We should visit hospitals sometimes that we may learn to be thankful for our own blessings and to pity the sufferings of others. IV. HE SEEMS TO HAVE HAD NO FRIEND. Some day troubles may come upon us which no earthly friend can alleviate or understand. But Jesus knows, He can sympathize and heal. V. LEARN PATIENCE AND HOPE PROM THE PERSEVERANCE OF THIS MAN (Hebrews 2:3; Luke 18:1). (G. J. Brown, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.WEB: After these things, there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. |
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