John 5

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

²Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches.

³In these lay a multitude of them that were sick, blind, halt, withered.

⁵And a certain man was there, who had been thirty and eight years in his infirmity.

⁶When Jesus saw him lying, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wouldest thou be made whole?

⁷The sick 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 saith unto him, Arise, take up thy bed, and walk.

⁹And straightway the man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked. Now it was the sabbath on that day.

¹⁰So the Jews said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath, and it is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed.

¹¹But he answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.

¹²They asked him, Who is the man that said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

¹³But he that was healed knew not who it was; for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in the place.

¹⁴Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing befall thee.