John 5:1

John 5:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals.
• English Standard Version (ESV)After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Context of John 5:1

Later on there was a Jewish feast (festival), and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2Now in Jerusalem, near the Sheep Gate, there is a pool, which is called in Hebrew (Jewish Aramaic) Bethesda, having five porticoes (alcoves, colonnades). 3In these porticoes lay a great number of people who were sick, blind, lame, withered, [waiting for the stirring of the water;

John 5:1 word by word

Μετὰ ταῦτα ἦν ἑορτὴ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ ἀνέβη Ἰησοῦς εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• there wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a feastἑορτήheortē · festivalG1859
• of the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• went upἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosoluma · JerusalemG2414

Cross-references for John 5:1

• John 2:13Now the Passover of the Jews was approaching, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
• Exodus 23:14“Three times a year you shall celebrate a feast [dedicated] to Me.
• Exodus 34:23Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.
• Leviticus 23:2“Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The appointed times (established feasts) of the Lord which you shall proclaim as holy convocations—My appointed times are these:
• Deuteronomy 16:16“Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God in the place which He chooses, at the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover) and at the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) and at the Feast of Booths (Tabernacles), and they shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed.
• Matthew 3:15But Jesus replied to him, “Permit it just now; for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John permitted [it and baptized] Him.
• Galatians 4:4But when [in God’s plan] the proper time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the [regulations of the] Law,

Commentaries on John 5:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1A feast - This is generally supposed, by the best critics, to have been the feast of the passover, which was the most eminent feast among the Jews. In several excellent MSS. the article is added, ̔ ̔, The feast, the grand, the principal festival. Petavius supposes that the feast of Purim, or lots, is here meant; and one MS. reads ̔ , the feast of Tabernacles. Several of the primitive fathers believe Pentecost to be intended; and they are followed by many…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1A feast - Probably the Passover, though it is not certain. There were two other feasts - the Pentecost and the Feast of Tabernacles - at which all the males were required to be present, and it might have been one of them. It is of no consequence, however, which of them is intended.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The cure at the pool of Bethesda. (1-9) The Jews' displeasure. (10-16) Christ reproves the Jews. (17-23) Christ's discourse. (24-47) Verses 1-9 We are all by nature impotent folk in spiritual things, blind, halt, and withered; but full provision is made for our cure, if we attend to it. An angel went down, and troubled the water; and what disease soever it was, this water cured it, but only he that first stepped in had benefit. This teaches us to be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1In this section, Jesus attends several Jewish feasts and uses their imagery to reveal deeper truths about himself. He appears at: a Sabbath feast (chapter 5), Passover (chapter 6), the Feast of Tabernacles (chapters 7–9), and the Feast of Dedication (also called Hanukkah; chapter 10). In each case, Jesus himself replaces an important element in the ceremonies of the feast.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-471. a feast of the Jews--What feast? No question has more divided the Harmonists of the Gospels, and the duration of our Lord's ministry may be said to hinge on it. For if, as the majority have thought (until of late years) it was a Passover, His ministry lasted three and a half years; if not, probably a year less. Those who are dissatisfied with the Passover-view all differ among themselves what other feast it was, and some of the most acute think there…Read the comment

Topics related to John 5:1

• Feasts
• Jerusalem
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Festivals, Religious
• Folk
• Judgment
• Lest
• Light
• Step
• Trouble

Commentaries on John 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings