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John 5:1
1After these things was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
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
After these things was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2Now there is in Jerusalem, at the sheepgate, a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. 3In these lay a multitude of sick, blind, lame, withered, [awaiting the moving of the water.
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Μετὰ ταῦτα ἦν ἑορτὴ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ ἀνέβη Ἰησοῦς εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for John 5:1
- John 2:13And the passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
- Exodus 23:14Thrice in the year thou shalt celebrate a feast to me.
- Exodus 34:23Thrice in the year shall all thy males appear before the Lord Jehovah, the God of Israel.
- Leviticus 23:2Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, [Concerning] the set feasts of Jehovah, which ye shall proclaim as holy convocations — these are my set feasts.
- Deuteronomy 16:16Three times in the year shall all thy males appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which he will choose, at the feast of unleavened bread, and at the feast of weeks, and at the feast of tabernacles; and they shall not appear before Jehovah empty:
- Matthew 3:15But Jesus answering said to him, Suffer [it] now; for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffers him.
- Galatians 4:4but when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, come of woman, come under 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
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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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