John 5

A Man Healed at the Pool of Bethesda

5After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.G3326G5023G2258G1859G2453G2532G2424G305G1519G24142Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches.G1161G2076G1722G2414G1909G4262G2861G3588G1951G1447G964G2192G4002G47453In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water.G1722G5025G2621G4183G4128G770G5185G5560G3584G1551G2796G52044For 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.G1063G32G2597G2596G2540G1722G2861G2532G5015G5204G3767G4413G3326G5016G5204G1684G1096G5199G3739G1221G3553G27225Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.G1161G5100G444G2258G1563G2192G1722G769G5144G3638G20946When 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?"G2424G1492G5126G2621G2532G1097G3754G2192G2235G4183G5550G3004G846G2309G1096G51997The 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."G770G611G846G2962G2192G3756G444G3752G5204G5015G2443G906G3165G1519G2861G1161G1722G3739G1473G2064G243G2597G4253G17008Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up your bed and walk."G2424G3004G846G1453G142G4675G2895G2532G40439And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath.G2532G2112G444G1096G5199G2532G142G846G2895G2532G4043G1161G1722G1565G2250G2258G452110The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, "It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed."G2453G3767G3004G2323G2076G4521G1832G3756G1832G4671G142G289511He answered them, "He who made me well said to me, 'Take up your bed and walk.' "G611G846G4160G3165G5199G1565G2036G3427G142G4675G2895G2532G404312Then they asked him, "Who is the Man who said to you, 'Take up your bed and walk'?"G3767G2065G846G5101G444G2076G3588G2036G4671G142G4675G2895G2532G404313But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place.G1161G2390G1492G3756G5101G2076G1063G2424G1593G3793G5607G1722G511714Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, "See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you."G3326G5023G2424G2147G846G1722G2411G2532G2036G846G2396G1096G5199G264G3371G3363G5501G5100G1096G467115The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.G444G565G2532G312G2453G3754G2076G2424G3588G4160G846G5199

Honor the Father and the Son

16For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath.G2532G1223G5124G1377G2453G1377G2424G2532G2212G615G846G3754G4160G5023G1722G452117But Jesus answered them, "My Father has been working until now, and I have been working."G1161G2424G611G846G3450G3962G2038G2193G737G2504G203818Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.G1223G5124G3767G2453G2212G3123G615G846G3754G3089G3756G3440G3089G4521G235G3004G2532G2316G2398G3962G4160G1438G2470G231619Then Jesus answered and said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, 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.G3767G611G2424G2532G2036G846G281G281G3004G5213G5207G1410G3756G4160G3762G575G1438G3362G5100G991G3962G4160G1063G3739G302G1565G4160G5023G2532G4160G5207G366820"For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel.G1063G3962G5368G5207G2532G1166G846G3956G3739G846G4160G2532G1166G846G3187G2041G3187G5130G2443G5210G229621"For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will.G1063G5618G3962G1453G3498G2532G2227G2532G3779G5207G2227G3739G230922"For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son,G1063G3761G3962G2919G3762G235G1325G3956G2920G520723"that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.G2443G3956G5091G5207G2531G5091G3962G5091G3361G5207G5091G3756G3962G3588G3992G846

Life and Judgment Are Through the Son

24"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.G281G281G3004G5213G3754G191G3450G3056G2532G4100G3992G3165G2192G166G2222G2532G2064G3756G2064G1519G2920G235G3327G1537G2288G1519G222225"Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live.G281G281G3004G5213G3754G5610G2064G2532G3568G2076G3753G3498G191G5456G5207G2316G2532G191G219826"For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself,G1063G5618G3962G2192G2222G1722G1438G2532G3779G1325G5207G2192G2222G1722G143827"and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man.G2532G1325G846G1849G4160G2920G2532G3754G2076G5207G44428"Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voiceG2296G3361G5124G3754G5610G2064G1722G3739G3956G1722G3419G191G846G545629"and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.G2532G1607G4160G18G1519G386G2222G1161G4238G5337G1519G386G292030"I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.G1473G1410G575G1683G4160G3756G3762G2531G191G2919G2532G1699G2920G2076G1342G3754G2212G3756G1699G2307G235G2307G3962G3992G3165

The Fourfold Witness

31"If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true.G1437G1473G3140G4012G1683G3450G3141G2076G3756G22732"There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true.G2076G243G3140G4012G1700G2532G1492G3754G3141G3739G3140G4012G1700G2076G22733"You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.G5210G649G4314G2491G2532G3140G22534"Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved.G1161G1473G2983G3756G3141G3844G444G235G5023G3004G2443G5210G498235"He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light.G1565G2258G2545G2532G5316G3088G1161G5210G2309G4314G5610G21G1722G846G545736"But I have a greater witness than John's; for the works which the Father has given Me to finish—the very works that I do—bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me.G1161G1473G2192G3187G3141G2491G1063G2041G3739G3962G1325G3427G2443G5048G846G846G2041G3739G1473G4160G3140G4012G1700G3754G3962G649G316537"And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form.G2532G3962G846G3992G3165G3140G4012G1700G191G3777G191G846G5456G4455G3777G3708G846G149138"But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe.G2532G2192G3756G846G3056G3306G1722G5213G3754G3739G1565G649G5129G5210G4100G375639"You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.G2045G1124G3754G1722G846G5210G1380G2192G166G2222G2532G1565G1526G3140G4012G170040"But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.G2532G2309G3756G2064G4314G3165G2443G2192G222241"I do not receive honor from men.G2983G3756G1391G3844G44442"But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you.G235G1097G5209G3754G2192G3756G26G2316G1722G143843"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.G1473G2064G1722G3450G3962G3686G2532G2983G3165G3756G1437G243G2064G1722G2398G3686G1565G298344"How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?G4459G1410G5210G4100G2983G1391G3844G240G2532G2212G3756G1391G3844G2316G344145"Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you—Moses, in whom you trust.G1380G3361G1380G3754G1473G2723G5216G4314G3962G2076G2723G5216G3475G1519G3739G5210G167946"For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me.G1063G1487G4100G3475G4100G302G1698G1063G1565G1125G4012G170047"But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"G1161G1487G4100G3756G1565G1121G4459G4100G1699G4487