After these
things
there was aa feast
of the Jews
, and Jesus
went
up to Jerusalem
.
Now there is in Jerusalem
by athe sheep
gate a pool
, which is called
bin 1Hebrew
2Bethesda
, having
five
porticoes
.
In these lay
a multitude
of those
who were sick
, blind
, lame
, and withered
, [ 1waiting
for the moving
of the waters
;
for an angel of the Lord
went
down
at certain
seasons
into the pool
and stirred
up the water
; whoever then
first
, after
the stirring
up of the water
, stepped
in was made
well
from whatever
disease
with which
he was afflicted
.]
A man was there
who had been
1ill
for thirty-eight
years
.
When Jesus saw
him lying
there, and knew
that he had already
been
a long
time
in that condition, He *said
to him, "Do you wish
to get
well
?"
The sick man answered
Him, "Sir
, I have
no
man
to put
me into the pool
when
athe water
is stirred
up, but while
I am coming
, another
steps
down
before
me."
Jesus *said
to him, " aGet
up, pick
up your pallet
and walk
."
Immediately the man
became
well
, and picked
up his pallet
and began to walk
.
aNow it was the Sabbath
on that day
.
So athe Jews
were saying
to the man who was cured
, "It is the Sabbath
, and bit is not permissible
for you to carry
your pallet
."
But he answered them, "He who made
me well
was the one
who said
to me, `Pick
up your pallet
and walk
.'"
They asked him, "Who
is the man
who said
to you, `Pick
up your pallet and walk
'?"
But the man who was healed did not know
who
it was, for Jesus
had slipped
away
while there was a crowd
in that place
.
Afterward Jesus
*found
him in the temple
and said
to him, "Behold
, you have become
well
; do not asin
anymore
, bso
that nothing
worse
happens
to you."
The man went
away
, and told
athe Jews
that it was Jesus
who had made
him well
.
For this reason
athe Jews
were persecuting
Jesus
, because
He was doing
these
things
on the Sabbath
.
But He answered them, "My Father
is working
until
now
, and I Myself
am working
."
For this reason
therefore
athe Jews
bwere seeking
all the more
to kill
Him, because
He not only
was breaking
the Sabbath
, but also
was calling
God
His own
Father
, cmaking
Himself
equal
with God
.
Therefore Jesus
answered
and was saying
to them, "Truly
, truly
, I say
to you, athe Son
can
do
nothing
of Himself
, unless
it is something
He sees
the Father
doing
; for whatever
1the Father
does
, these
things
the Son
also
does
in like
manner
.
" aFor the Father loves
the Son
, and shows
Him all
things
that He Himself
is doing
; and the Father will show
Him bgreater
works
than these
, so
that you will marvel
.
"For just as the Father
raises
the dead
and agives
them life
, even
so
bthe Son
also
gives
life
to whom
He wishes
.
"For not even the Father
judges
anyone
, but aHe has given
all
judgment
to the Son
,
so that all
will honor
the Son
even
as they honor
the Father
. aHe who does not honor
the Son
does not honor
the Father
who sent
Him.
"Truly, truly
, I say
to you, he who hears
My word
, and abelieves
Him who sent
Me, has
eternal
life
, and bdoes not come
into judgment
, but has cpassed
out of death
into life
.
"Truly, truly
, I say
to you, aan hour
is coming
and now
is, when
bthe dead
will hear
the voice
of the Son
of God
, and those
who chear
will live
.
"For just as the Father
has
life
in Himself
, even
so
He agave
to the Son
also
to have
life
in Himself
;
and He gave Him authority
to aexecute
judgment
, because
He is 1the Son
of Man
.
"Do not marvel at this
; for aan hour
is coming
, in which
ball
who
are in the tombs
will hear
His voice
,
and will come forth
; athose
who did
the good
deeds to a resurrection
of life
, those
who committed
the evil
deeds to a resurrection
of judgment
.
" aI can do
nothing
on My own
initiative
. As I hear
, I judge
; and bMy judgment
is just
, because
I do not seek
My own
will
, but cthe will
of Him who sent
Me.
" aIf I alone testify
about
Myself
, My testimony
is not 1true
.
"There is aanother who testifies
of Me, and I know
that the testimony
which
He gives
about
Me is true
.
"You have sent to John
, and he ahas testified
to the truth
.
"But athe testimony which I receive
is not from man
, but I say
these
things
so
that you may be saved
.
"He was athe lamp that was burning
and was shining
and you bwere willing
to rejoice
for 1a while
in his light
.
"But the testimony which I have
is greater
than the testimony of John
; for athe works
which
the Father
has given
Me bto accomplish
--the very
works
that I do
--testify
about
Me, that the Father
chas sent
Me.
"And the Father who sent
Me, aHe has testified
of Me. You have neither
heard
His voice
at any
time
nor
seen
His form
.
"You do not have aHis word
abiding
in you, for you do not believe
Him whom
He bsent
.
" 1 aYou search the Scriptures
because
you think
that in them you have
eternal
life
; it is bthese
that testify
about
Me;
and you are unwilling to come
to Me so
that you may have
life
.
" aI do not receive glory
from men
;
but I know you, that you do not have
the love
of God
in yourselves
.
"I have come in My Father's
name
, and you do not receive
Me; aif
another
comes
in his own
name
, you will receive
him.
"How can
you believe
, when you areceive
1glory
from one
another
and you do not seek
bthe 1glory
that is from cthe one and only
God
?
"Do not think that I will accuse
you before
the Father
; the one who accuses
you is aMoses
, in whom
you have set
your hope
.
"For if you believed
Moses
, you would believe
Me, for ahe wrote
about
Me.
"But aif you do not believe
his writings
, how
will you believe
My words
?"