1AfterthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778therewasG1510afeastἑορτὴhe'ortēG1859oftheJewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453;andJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wentG305uptoJerusalemἹεροσόλυμα.Hi'erosolumaG2414. 2NowδὲdeG1161thereisG1510inJerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414bythesheepgateapoolκολυμβήθρα,kolumbēthraG2861,whichisG1510calledinHebrewἙβραϊστὶHebraistiG1447Bethesda,havingfiveπέντεpenteG4002porches. 3IntheselayamultitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128ofthemthatweresickG770,blindτυφλῶν,tuphlōnG5185, halt,witheredG3584. 6WhenJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708himlying,andknewG1097thathehadbeennowalongtimeχρόνονchrononG5550inthatcase,hesaith untohim, Wouldest thoubemadewhole? 8JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saith untohim,Ariseἔγειρε,egeireG1453,takeἆρονaronG142upthy bed,andwalkπεριπάτει.peripateiG4043. 9AndstraightwaythemanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444wasG1510madewhole,andtookG142uphisbedandwalkedπεριεπάτει·periepateiG4043.NowδὲdeG1161itwasG1510thesabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521onthatdayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250. 11ButheansweredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611them,HethatmadeG4160mewhole,thesameG846saidG3004untome,TakeἆρονaronG142upthy bed,andwalkπεριπάτει.peripateiG4043. 12TheyaskedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065him,WhoisG1510themanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444thatsaidG3004unto thee,TakeἆρονaronG142upthy bed,andwalkπεριπάτει;peripateiG4043? 14AfterwardJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424findethhiminthetemple,andsaidG3004untohim,BeholdἴδεideG2396, thou artmadewhole:sinἁμάρτανεhamartaneG264nomoreμηκέτιmēketiG3371,lestG3361aworsethingταῦταtautaG3778befall thee. 16AndforthiscausetheJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453persecutedG1377JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,becausehedidthesethingsG3778onthesabbathσαββάτῳ.¶sabbatōG4521. 17ButJesusansweredἀπεκρίνατοapekrinatoG611them, MyFatherπατήρpatērG3962workethevenuntilnowG1161,andIworkG2038. 19JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424thereforeοὖνounG3767answeredἀπεκρίνατοapekrinatoG611andsaidἔλεγενelegenG3004untothem, Verily, verily,IsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,TheSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207candonothingofhimself,butwhatheseeththeFatherπατέραpateraG3962doing:forwhatthingsταῦταtautaG3778soeverhedoeth,thesetheSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207alsoG2532doethinlikemanner. 20FortheFatherπατὴρpatērG3962loveththeSonυἱὸνhuionG5207,andshowethhimallthingsG3778thathimselfdoeth:andgreaterG3173worksἔργαergaG2041thanthesewillheshowG1166him,thatyemaymarvelθαυμάζητε.thaumazēteG2296. 21ForastheFatherπατὴρpatērG3962raiseththedeadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498andgiveththemlifeζῳοποιεῖ,zōopoieiG2227,evenG2532sotheSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207alsoG2532givethlifeζῳοποιεῖ.zōopoieiG2227towhomhewill. 22ForneitherdoththeFatherπατὴρpatērG3962judgeκρίνειkrineiG2919anyman,buthehathgivenG1325alljudgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920untotheSonυἱῷ,huiōG5207; 24Verily, verily,IsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,HethathearethmywordλόγονlogonG3056,andbelievethhimthatsentG3992me, hatheternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,andcomethnotintojudgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920,buthathpassedoutofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288intolifeζωήν.¶zōēnG2222. 28MarvelθαυμάζετεthaumazeteG2296notatthis:forthehourὥραhōraG5610cometh,inwhichallthatareinthetombsμνημείοιςmnēmeioisG3419shallhearἀκούσουσινakousousinG191hisvoiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456, 29andshallcomeἐκπορεύσονται,ekporeusontaiG1607forth;theythathavedonegoodἀγαθὰagathaG18, untotheresurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386oflifeζωῆς,zōēsG2222;andtheythathavedoneevilφαῦλαphaulaG5337, untotheresurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386ofjudgmentκρίσεως.kriseōsG2920. 30Icanofmyselfdonothing:asIhearἀκούωakouōG191,Ijudgeκρίνω,krinōG2919:andmyjudgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920isG1510righteousG1342;becauseIseekζητῶzētōG2212notmineownwill,butthewillofhimthatsentG3992me. 32ItisG1510anotherthatbearethwitnessμαρτυρῶνmarturōnG3140ofme;andIknowthatthewitnessμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140whichhewitnessethofmeisG1510trueἀληθήςalēthēsG227. 33YehavesentG649untoJohnἸωάννην,IōannēnG2491,andhehath bornewitnessμεμαρτύρηκενmemarturēkenG3140untothetruthἀληθείᾳ·alētheiaG225. 34ButthewitnessG3141whichIreceiveλαμβάνωlambanōG2983isnotfrommanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444: howbeitIsayλέγωlegōG3004thesethingsταῦταtautaG3778,thatyemaybesavedG4982. 35HewasG1510thelampλύχνοςluchnosG3088thatburnethandshineth;andyewereG1510willingἠθελήσατεēthelēsateG2309torejoiceἀγαλλιαθῆναιagalliathēnaiG21foraseasoninhislightφωτὶphōtiG5457. 36ButthewitnessμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140whichIhaveisgreaterG3173thanthatofJohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491;fortheworksἔργαergaG2041whichtheFatherπατὴρpatērG3962hathgivenG1325metoaccomplish,theveryworksἔργαergaG2041thatIdo,bearwitnessG3140ofme,thattheFatherπατήρpatērG3962hathsentG649me. 37AndtheFatherπατὴρpatērG3962thatsentG3992me,hehath bornewitnessμεμαρτύρηκενmemarturēkenG3140ofme. YehaveneitherheardG191hisvoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456atanytimeπώποτεpōpoteG4455,norseenG3708hisformεἶδοςeidosG1491. 38AndyehavenothiswordλόγονlogonG3056abidingG3306inyou:forwhomhesentG649,himyebelieveπιστεύετε.¶pisteueteG4100not. 39YesearchἐραυνᾶτεeraunateG2045thescripturesG1124,becauseyethinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380thatinthemyehaveeternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222;andtheseareG1510theywhichbearG3140witnessμαρτυροῦσαιmarturousaiG3140ofme; 40andyewillθέλετεtheleteG2309notcomeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064tome,thatyemayhavelifeζωὴνzōēnG2222. 42ButIknowG1097you,thatyehavenottheloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316inyourselves. 43IamcomeἐλήλυθαelēluthaG2064inmyFather’snameὀνόματιonomatiG3686,andyereceiveλαμβάνετέlambaneteG2983menot:ifanothershallcomeἔλθῃelthēG2064inhisownἰδίῳ,idiōG2398nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686,himyewillreceiveλήμψεσθε.¶lēmpsestheG2983. 47Butifyebelieveπιστεύετε,pisteueteG4100nothiswritings,howπῶςpōsG4459shall yebelieveπιστεύσετε;¶pisteuseteG4100mywords? 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