John 5

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

²Now in Jerusalem by the sheep gate, there is a pool, which is called in Hebrew, “Bethesda”, having five porches.Now 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 those who were sick, blind, lame, or paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water;In 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 certain times into the pool, and stirred up the water. Whoever stepped in first after the stirring of the water was healed of whatever disease he had.For 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.

⁵A certain man was there, who had been sick for thirty-eight years.And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.

⁶When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had been sick for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to be made well?”When 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 sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I’m coming, another steps down before me.”The 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 said to him, “Arise, take up your mat, and walk.”Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

⁹Immediately, the man was made well, and took up his mat and walked. Now it was the Sabbath on that day.And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

¹⁰So the Jews said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath. It is not lawful for you to carry the mat.”The 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 who made me well, the same said to me, ‘Take up your mat, and walk.’”He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.

¹²Then they asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Take up your mat, and walk’?”Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

¹³But he who was healed didn’t know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a crowd being in the place.And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.

¹⁴Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “Behold, you are made well. Sin no more, so that nothing worse happens to you.”Afterward 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 went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

¹⁶For this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill him, because he did these things on the Sabbath.And 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 is still working, so I am working, too.”But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

¹⁸For this cause therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.Therefore 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.

¹⁹Jesus therefore answered them, “Most certainly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father doing. For whatever things he does, these the Son also does likewise.Then 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 has affection for the Son, and shows him all things that he himself does. He will show him greater works than these, that you may marvel.For 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 raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom he desires.For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

²²For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son,For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

²³that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who doesn’t honor the Son doesn’t honor the Father who sent him.That 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.

²⁴“Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.Verily, 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.

²⁵Most certainly, I tell you, the hour comes, and now is, when the dead will hear the Son of God’s voice; and those who hear will live.Verily, 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 has life in himself, even so he gave to the Son also to have life in himself.For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

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

²⁸Don’t marvel at this, for the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs will hear his voice,Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

²⁹and will come out; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.And 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 myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.I 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.

³¹“If I testify about myself, my witness is not valid.If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

³²It is another who testifies about me. I know that the testimony which he testifies about me is true.There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

³³You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

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

³⁵He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.He was a burning and a shining light: 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 gave me to accomplish, the very works that I do, testify about me, that the Father has sent me.But 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.

³⁷The Father himself, who sent me, has testified about me. You have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.And 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.

³⁸You don’t have his word living in you; because you don’t believe him whom he sent.And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

³⁹“You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

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

⁴¹I don’t receive glory from men.I receive not honour from men.

⁴²But I know you, that you don’t have God’s love in yourselves.But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

⁴³I have come in my Father’s name, and you don’t receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him.I 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 you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God?How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

⁴⁵“Don’t think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you, even Moses, on whom you have set your hope.Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

⁴⁶For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote about me.For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.

⁴⁷But if you don’t believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?