John 5:2-16

2NowG1161 there isG1510 inG1722 JerusalemG2414 nearG1909 theG3588 Sheep GateG4262 a poolG2861 withG2192 fiveG4002 covered colonnadesG4745, whichG3588 in HebrewG14471 is calledG1951 BethesdaG964.2 3OnG1722 theseG3778 walkways3 layG2621 a great numberG4128 of theG3588 sickG770, the blindG5185, the lameG5560, and the paralyzedG3584.4

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OneG5100 manG444 thereG1563 had beenG2192 an invalidG769 for thirty-eightG5144G2532G3638 yearsG2094. 6When JesusG2424 sawG3708 himG3778 lyingG2621 there andG2532 realizedG1097 thatG3754 he had spentG2192 a longG2235G4183 timeG5550 in this condition, He askedG3004 himG846, “Do you wantG2309 to getG1096 wellG5199?”

7“SirG2962,” theG3588 invalidG770 repliedG611, “I haveG2192 noG3756 oneG444 to helpG906 meG1473 intoG1519 theG3588 poolG2861 whenG3752 theG3588 waterG5204 is stirredG5015. WhileG1722G3739 IG1473 am on my wayG2064, someone elseG243 goes inG2597 beforeG4253 meG1473.”

8ThenG3588 JesusG2424 toldG3004 himG846, “Get upG1453, pick upG142 yourG4771 matG2895, andG2532 walkG4043.”

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ImmediatelyG2112 theG3588 manG444 was madeG1096 wellG5199, andG2532 he picked upG142 hisG846 matG2895 andG2532 began to walkG4043.

NowG1161 this happenedG1510 onG1722 theG3588 SabbathG4521 dayG2250, 10soG3767 theG3588 JewsG2453 saidG2036 to theG3588 man who had been healedG2323, “This isG1510 the SabbathG4521! It is unlawfulG3756G1832 for youG4771 to carryG142 yourG4771 matG2895.”

11ButG1161 he answeredG611, “TheG3588 man who madeG4160 meG1473 wellG5199 toldG2036 meG1473, ‘Pick upG142 yourG4771 matG2895 andG2532 walkG4043.’”

12“WhoG5101 isG1510 this manG444 whoG3588 toldG2036 youG4771 to pick it upG142 andG2532 walkG4043?” they askedG2065.

13ButG1161 theG3588 man who was healedG2390 did notG3756 knowG1492 whoG5101 it wasG1510, forG1063 JesusG2424 had slipped awayG1593 while the crowdG3793 wasG1510 thereG1722G3588G5117.

14AfterwardG3326G3778, JesusG2424 foundG2147 the man atG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 andG2532 saidG2036 to himG846, “SeeG2400, you have beenG1096 made wellG5199. StopG3371 sinningG264, orG2443G3361 somethingG5100 worseG5501 may happenG1096 to youG4771.”

15And theG3588 manG444 went awayG565 andG2532 toldG312 theG3588 JewsG2453 thatG3754 it wasG1510 JesusG2424 whoG3588 had madeG4160 himG846 wellG5199.

16NowG2532 becauseG1223G3778 Jesus was doingG4160 these thingsG3778 onG1722 the SabbathG4521, theG3588 JewsG2453 began to persecuteG1377 Him.