John 5:47 - Prayer Tents

A Man Healed at the Pool of Bethesda

5After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.G3326G5023G2258G1859G2453G2532G2424G305G1519G2414

2Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches.G1161G2076G1722G2414G1909G4262G2861G3588G1951G1447G964G2192G4002G4745

3In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water.G1722G5025G2621G4183G4128G770G5185G5560G3584G1551G2796G5204

4For 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.G1063G32G2597G2596G2540G1722G2861G2532G5015G5204G3767G4413G3326G5016G5204G1684G1096G5199G3739G1221G3553G2722

5Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.G1161G5100G444G2258G1563G2192G1722G769G5144G3638G2094

6When 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?"G2424G1492G5126G2621G2532G1097G3754G2192G2235G4183G5550G3004G846G2309G1096G5199

7The 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."G770G611G846G2962G2192G3756G444G3752G5204G5015G2443G906G3165G1519G2861G1161G1722G3739G1473G2064G243G2597G4253G1700

8Jesus said to him, "Rise, take up your bed and walk."G2424G3004G846G1453G142G4675G2895G2532G4043

9And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath.G2532G2112G444G1096G5199G2532G142G846G2895G2532G4043G1161G1722G1565G2250G2258G4521

10The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, "It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed."G2453G3767G3004G2323G2076G4521G1832G3756G1832G4671G142G2895

11He answered them, "He who made me well said to me, 'Take up your bed and walk.' "G611G846G4160G3165G5199G1565G2036G3427G142G4675G2895G2532G4043

12Then they asked him, "Who is the Man who said to you, 'Take up your bed and walk'?"G3767G2065G846G5101G444G2076G3588G2036G4671G142G4675G2895G2532G4043

13But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place.G1161G2390G1492G3756G5101G2076G1063G2424G1593G3793G5607G1722G5117

14Afterward 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."G3326G5023G2424G2147G846G1722G2411G2532G2036G846G2396G1096G5199G264G3371G3363G5501G5100G1096G4671

15The 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.G2532G1223G5124G1377G2453G1377G2424G2532G2212G615G846G3754G4160G5023G1722G4521

17But Jesus answered them, "My Father has been working until now, and I have been working."G1161G2424G611G846G3450G3962G2038G2193G737G2504G2038

18Therefore 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.G1223G5124G3767G2453G2212G3123G615G846G3754G3089G3756G3440G3089G4521G235G3004G2532G2316G2398G3962G4160G1438G2470G2316

19Then 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.G3767G611G2424G2532G2036G846G281G281G3004G5213G5207G1410G3756G4160G3762G575G1438G3362G5100G991G3962G4160G1063G3739G302G1565G4160G5023G2532G4160G5207G3668

20"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.G1063G3962G5368G5207G2532G1166G846G3956G3739G846G4160G2532G1166G846G3187G2041G3187G5130G2443G5210G2296

21"For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will.G1063G5618G3962G1453G3498G2532G2227G2532G3779G5207G2227G3739G2309

22"For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son,G1063G3761G3962G2919G3762G235G1325G3956G2920G5207

23"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.G281G281G3004G5213G3754G191G3450G3056G2532G4100G3992G3165G2192G166G2222G2532G2064G3756G2064G1519G2920G235G3327G1537G2288G1519G2222

25"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.G281G281G3004G5213G3754G5610G2064G2532G3568G2076G3753G3498G191G5456G5207G2316G2532G191G2198

26"For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself,G1063G5618G3962G2192G2222G1722G1438G2532G3779G1325G5207G2192G2222G1722G1438

27"and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man.G2532G1325G846G1849G4160G2920G2532G3754G2076G5207G444

28"Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voiceG2296G3361G5124G3754G5610G2064G1722G3739G3956G1722G3419G191G846G5456

29"and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.G2532G1607G4160G18G1519G386G2222G1161G4238G5337G1519G386G2920

30"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.G1437G1473G3140G4012G1683G3450G3141G2076G3756G227

32"There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true.G2076G243G3140G4012G1700G2532G1492G3754G3141G3739G3140G4012G1700G2076G227

33"You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.G5210G649G4314G2491G2532G3140G225

34"Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved.G1161G1473G2983G3756G3141G3844G444G235G5023G3004G2443G5210G4982

35"He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light.G1565G2258G2545G2532G5316G3088G1161G5210G2309G4314G5610G21G1722G846G5457

36"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.G1161G1473G2192G3187G3141G2491G1063G2041G3739G3962G1325G3427G2443G5048G846G846G2041G3739G1473G4160G3140G4012G1700G3754G3962G649G3165

37"And the Father Himself, who sent Me, has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form.G2532G3962G846G3992G3165G3140G4012G1700G191G3777G191G846G5456G4455G3777G3708G846G1491

38"But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe.G2532G2192G3756G846G3056G3306G1722G5213G3754G3739G1565G649G5129G5210G4100G3756

39"You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.G2045G1124G3754G1722G846G5210G1380G2192G166G2222G2532G1565G1526G3140G4012G1700

40"But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.G2532G2309G3756G2064G4314G3165G2443G2192G2222

41"I do not receive honor from men.G2983G3756G1391G3844G444

42"But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you.G235G1097G5209G3754G2192G3756G26G2316G1722G1438

43"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.G1473G2064G1722G3450G3962G3686G2532G2983G3165G3756G1437G243G2064G1722G2398G3686G1565G2983

44"How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?G4459G1410G5210G4100G2983G1391G3844G240G2532G2212G3756G1391G3844G2316G3441

45"Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you—Moses, in whom you trust.G1380G3361G1380G3754G1473G2723G5216G4314G3962G2076G2723G5216G3475G1519G3739G5210G1679

46"For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me.G1063G1487G4100G3475G4100G302G1698G1063G1565G1125G4012G1700

47"But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?"G1161G1487G4100G3756G1565G1121G4459G4100G1699G4487