Berean Standard Bible
John 5
2NowδὲdeG1161there isἔστινestinG1510inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHi'erosolumoisG2414nearἐπὶepiG1909theτῇtēaG3588Sheep GateπροβατικῇprobatikēaG4262a poolκολυμβήθρα,kolumbēthraG2861withἔχουσα.echousaG2192fiveπέντεpenteG4002covered colonnadesστοὰςstoasG4745,whichἡhēG3588in HebrewἙβραϊστὶHebraistiG1447is calledἐπιλεγομένηepilegomenēG1951BethesdaΒηθζαθά,BēthzathaG964.
6ὁhoG3588When JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708himτοῦτονtoutonG3778lyingκατακείμενον,katakeimenonG2621thereandκαὶkaiG2532realizedγνοὺςgnousG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754he had spentἔχει,echeiG2192a longπολὺν ἤδηpolun ēdēG2235G4183timeχρόνονchrononG5550in this condition,He askedλέγειlegeiG3004himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “Do you wantθέλειςtheleisG2309to getγενέσθαι;genesthaiG1096wellὑγιὴςhugiēsG5199?”
7“Sirκύριε,kurieG2962,”theὁhoG3588invalidἀσθενῶν·asthenōnG770repliedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611αὐτῷautōG846, “I haveἔχωechōG2192noοὐκoukG3756oneἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444to helpβάλῃbalēG906meG1473intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588poolκολυμβήθραν·kolumbēthranG2861ἵναinaG2443whenὅτανhotanG3752theτὴνtēnG3588waterὕδωρhudōrG5204is stirredταραχθῇtarachthēaG5015δὲdeG1161.Whileἐν ᾧen hōG1722G3739IG1473am on my wayἔρχομαιerchomaiG2064,someone elseἄλλοςallosG243goes inκαταβαίνει.katabaineiG2597beforeπρὸproG4253meG1473.”
9καὶkaiG2532ImmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112theὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444was madeἐγένετοegenetoG1096wellὑγιὴςhugiēsG5199,andκαὶkaiG2532he picked upἦρενērenG142hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588matκράβαττονkrabattonG2895andκαὶkaiG2532began to walkπεριεπάτει·periepateiG4043.NowδὲdeG1161this happenedἦνēnG1510onἐνenG1722ἐκείνῃekeinēG1565theτῇtēaG3588SabbathσάββατονsabbatonG4521dayἡμέρᾳ.hēmeraG2250,
10soοὖνounG3767theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453saidG2036to theτῷtōG3588manwho had been healedτεθεραπευμένῳ·tetherapeumenōG2323, “This isἐστιν,estinG1510theSabbathσάββατόνsabbatonG4521καὶkaiG2532!It is unlawfulοὐκ ἔξεστίνouk exestinG3756G1832for youσοιsoiG4771to carryἆραιaraiG142yourσου.¶souG4771τὸνtonG3588matκράβαττόνkrabattonG2895.”
13ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588man whowas healedἰαθεὶςiatheisG2390did notοὐκoukG3756knowᾔδειēdeiG1492whoτίςtisG5101it wasἐστιν·estinG1510,forγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had slipped awayἐξένευσενexeneusenG1593while thecrowdὄχλουochlouG3793wasὄντοςontosG1510thereἐν τῷ τόπῳ.¶en tō topōG1722G3588G5117.
14Afterwardμετὰ ταῦταmeta tautaG3326G3778ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424foundεὑρίσκειheuriskeiG2147the manαὐτὸνautonG846atἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411andκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπενeipenG2036to himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “SeeG2400,you have beenγέγονας·gegonasG1096made wellὑγιὴςhugiēsG5199.StopμηκέτιmēketiG3371sinningἁμάρτανεhamartaneG264,orἵνα μὴina mēG2443G3361somethingτιtiG5100worseχεῖρόνcheironG5501may happenγένηται.genētaiG1096to youσοίsoiG4771.”
The Father and the Son
18Because ofδιὰ οὖνdia ounG3767G1223thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453triedἐζήτουνezētounG2212all the harderμᾶλλονmallonG3123to killἀποκτεῖναι,apokteinaiG615HimαὐτὸνautonG846ὅτιhotiG3754.NotοὐouG3756onlyG3440was He breakingἔλυενeluenG3089theτὸtoG3588Sabbathσάββατον,sabbatonG4521,butἀλλὰallaG235He was even callingκαὶkaiG2532G2036τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316His ownἴδιονidionG2398FatherπατέραpateraG3962,makingποιῶνpoiōnG4160Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438equalἴσονisonG2470withτῷtōG3588Godθεῷ.theōG2316.
19SoοὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἀπεκρίνατο καὶ αὐτοῖς·apekrinato kai autoisG611G2532G2036G846, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207canοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756G1410doποιεῖνpoieinG4160nothingοὐδέν,oudenG3762byἀφ᾽aph᾽G575Himselfἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438,unlessἐὰν μήean mēG1437G3361He seesβλέπῃblepēG991theτὸνtonG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962doingποιοῦντα.poiountaG4160itτιtiG5100.ForγὰρgarG1063whateverἃ ἂνha anG3739G302the FatherἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565doesποιῇ,poiēaG4160ταῦταtautaG3778,theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207alsoκαὶkaiG2532doesποιεῖ.poieiG4160ὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668.
20γὰρgarG1063TheὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962lovesφιλεῖphileiG5368theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207andκαὶkaiG2532showsδείκνυσινdeiknusinG1166HimαὐτῷautōG846allπάνταpantaG3956ἃhaG3739HeαὐτὸςautosG846doesποιεῖ,poieiG4160.AndκαὶkaiG2532toἵναinaG2443yourὑμεῖςhumeisG4771amazementθαυμάζητε.thaumazēteG2296,He will showδείξειdeixeiG1166HimαὐτῷautōG846even greaterμείζοναmeizonaG3173worksἔργαergaG2041than theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778.
21ForγὰρgarG1063just asὥσπερhōsperG5618theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962raisesἐγείρειegeireiG1453theτοὺςtousG3588deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498andκαὶkaiG2532gives them lifeζῳοποιεῖ,zōopoieiG2227,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207gives lifeζῳοποιεῖ.zōopoieiG2227to whomοὓςhousG3739He wishesθέλειtheleiG2309.
23so thatἵναinaG2443allπάντεςpantesG3956may honorτιμῶσινtimōsinG5091theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531they honorτιμῶσινtimōsinG5091theτὸνtonG3588Fatherπατέρα.pateraG3962.WhoeverὁhoG3588does not honorμὴ τιμῶνmē timōnG3361G5091theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207does not honorοὐ τιμᾷou timaG3756G5091theτὸνtonG3588FatherπατέραpateraG3962whoτὸνtonG3588sentπέμψανταpempsantaG3992Himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.
24TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,whoeverὁhoG3588hearsἀκούωνakouōnG191MyG1473τὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056andκαὶkaiG2532believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100Him whoτῷtōG3588sentπέμψαντίpempsantiG3992MeG1473hasἔχειecheiG2192eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222andκαὶkaiG2532will notοὐκoukG3756comeἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064underεἰςeisG1519judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920.IndeedἀλλὰallaG235,he has crossed overμεταβέβηκενmetabebēkenG3327fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588deathθανάτουthanatouG2288toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588lifeζωήν.¶zōēnG2222.
25TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754, thehourὥραhōraG5610is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064andκαὶkaiG2532hasἐστινestinG1510nowνῦνnunG3568comewhenὅτεhoteG3753theοἱhoiG3588deadνεκροὶnekroiG3498will hearἀκούσουσινakousousinG191theτῆςtēsG3588voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456of theτοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532those whoοἱhoiG3588hearἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191will liveζήσουσιν.¶zēsousinG2198.
26ForγὰρgarG1063asὭσπερHōsperG5618theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962hasἔχειecheiG2192lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222inἐνenG1722Himselfἑαυτῷ,he'autōG1438,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532He has grantedἔδωκενedōkenG1325theτῷtōG3588SonυἱῷhuiōG5207to haveἔχεινecheinG2192lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222inἐνenG1722Himselfἑαυτῷ,he'autōG1438.
28Do notΜὴMēG3361be amazed atθαυμάζετεthaumazeteG2296thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778,forὅτιhotiG3754thehourὥραhōraG5610is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064whenἐν ᾗen hēG1722G3739allπάντεςpantesG3956whoοἱhoiG3588areinἐνenG1722theirτοῖςtoisG3588gravesμνημείοιςmnēmeioisG3419will hearἀκούσουσινakousousinG191HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῆςtēsG3588voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456
29andκαὶkaiG2532come outἐκπορεύσονται,ekporeusontaiG1607—thoseοἱhoiG3588whoτὰtaG3588have doneποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesG4160goodἀγαθὰagathaG18toεἰςeisG1519theresurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386of lifeζωῆς,zōēsG2222,andδὲdeG1161thoseοἱhoiG3588whoτὰtaG3588have doneπράξαντεςpraxantesG4238evilφαῦλαphaulaG5337toεἰςeisG1519theresurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386of judgmentκρίσεως.kriseōsG2920.
30IG1473canδύναμαιdunamaiG1410doποιεῖνpoieinG4160nothingοὐ οὐδέν·ou oudenG3756G3762byἀπ᾽ap᾽G575MyselfG1683;I judgeκρίνω,krinōG2919only asκαθὼςkathōsG2531I hearἀκούωakouōG191.AndκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588MyG1699ἡhēG3588judgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920isἐστίν,estinG1510justδικαίαdikaiaG1342,becauseὅτιhotiG3754I do not seekοὐ ζητῶou zētōG3756G2212τὸtoG3588MyG1699ownτὸtoG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307,butἀλλὰallaG235theτὸtoG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307ofτοῦtouG3588Him whosentπέμψαντόςpempsantosG3992MeG1473.
Testimonies about Jesus
32There isἐστὶνestinG1510anotherἄλλοςallosG243whoὁhoG3588testifiesμαρτυρῶνmarturōnG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012Meἐμοῦ,emouG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754HisἡhēG3588testimonyμαρτυρία ἣν μαρτυρεῖmarturia hēn martureiG3141G3739G3140aboutπερὶperiG4012Meἐμοῦ.¶emouG1473isἐστινestinG1510validἀληθήςalēthēsG227.
35JohnἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565wasἦνēnG1510aὁhoG3588lampλύχνοςluchnosG3088thatὁhoG3588burnedκαιόμενοςkaiomenosG2545andκαὶkaiG2532gave lightφαίνων,phainōnG5316,andδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771were willingἠθελήσατεēthelēsateG2309forπρὸςprosG4314a seasonὥρανhōranG5610to baskἀγαλλιαθῆναιagalliathēnaiG21inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῷtōG3588lightφωτὶphōtiG5457.
36ButδὲdeG1161IG1473haveἔχωechōG2192τὴνtēnG3588testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141more substantial thanμείζωmeizōG3173thatτοῦtouG3588of JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491.ForγὰρgarG1063theτὰtaG3588worksἔργαergaG2041thatἃhaG3739theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962has givenδέδωκένdedōkenG1325MeG1473ἵναinaG2443to accomplishτελειώσω αὐτά,teleiōsō autaG5048G846—theτὰtaG3588veryαὐτὰautaG846worksἔργαergaG2041ἃhaG3739I am doingποιῶ,poiōG4160—testifyμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012MeG1473thatὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588FatherπατήρpatērG3962has sentἀπέσταλκεν.apestalkenG649MeG1473.
37AndκαὶkaiG2532theFatherπατὴρpatērG3962whoὁhoG3588sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992MeG1473has Himself testifiedἐκεῖνος μεμαρτύρηκενekeinos memarturēkenG3140G1565aboutπερὶperiG4012MeG1473.You have never heardοὔτε πώποτε ἀκηκόατε,oute pōpote akēkoateG3777G4455G191HisαὐτοῦautouG846voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456norοὔτεouteG3777seenἑωράκατε,he'ōrakateG3708HisαὐτοῦautouG846formεἶδοςeidosG1491,
38norκαὶ οὐκkai oukG2532G3756doesἔχετεecheteG2192HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056abideμένοντα,menontaG3306inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,becauseὅτιhotiG3754youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771do notοὐouG3756believeπιστεύετε.¶pisteueteG4100theὃν τούτῳhon toutōG3778G3739OneHeἐκεῖνος,ekeinosG1565sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649.
The Witness of Scripture
(Luke 16:19–31)
39You pore overἐραυνᾶτεeraunateG2045theτὰςtasG3588Scripturesγραφάς,graphasG1124becauseὅτιhotiG3754youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771presume thatδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380byἐνenG1722themαὐταῖςautaisG846you possessἔχειν·echeinG2192eternalαἰώνιονaiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222καὶkaiG2532.TheseἐκεῖναίekeinaiG1565areεἰσινeisinG1510theαἱhaiG3588very words thattestifyμαρτυροῦσαιmarturousaiG3140aboutπερὶperiG4012Meἐμοῦ,emouG1473,
43IG1473have comeἐλήλυθαelēluthaG2064inἐνenG1722MyG1473τῷtōG3588Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962τοῦtouG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686,andκαὶkaiG2532you have not receivedοὐ λαμβάνετέou lambaneteG3756G2983MeG1473; butifἐὰνeanG1437someone elseἄλλοςallosG243comesἔλθῃelthēG2064inἐνenG1722hisτῷtōG3588ownἰδίῳ,idiōG2398τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686,you will receiveλήμψεσθε.¶lēmpsestheG2983himἐκεῖνονekeinonG1565.
44HowΠῶςPōsG4459canδύνασθεdunastheG1410youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771believeπιστεῦσαιpisteusaiG4100if you acceptλαμβάνοντεςlambanontesG2983gloryδόξανdoxanG1391fromπαρὰparaG3844one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240,yetκαὶkaiG2532do not seekοὐ ζητεῖτε;¶ou zēteiteG3756G2212theτὴνtēnG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391thatτὴνtēnG3588comesfromπαρὰparaG3844theτοῦtouG3588onlyμόνουmonouG3441GodθεοῦtheouG2316?
45Do not thinkΜὴ δοκεῖτεMē dokeiteG3361G1380thatὅτιhotiG3754IἐγὼegōG1473will accuseκατηγορήσωkatēgorēsōG2723youὑμῶνhumōnG4771beforeπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588Fatherπατέρα·pateraG3962ὁhoG3588.YourὑμῶνhumōnG4771accuserκατηγορῶνkatēgorōnG2723isἔστινestinG1510MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,inεἰςeisG1519whomὃνhonG3739youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771have put your hopeἠλπίκατε.ēlpikateG1679.
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
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