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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days.

Context of John 5:1

After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. 3In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed.

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 2:13The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
• Exodus 23:14"Three times in the year you shall keep a feast to me.
• Exodus 34:23Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.
• Leviticus 23:2"Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the Lord that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts.
• Deuteronomy 16:16"Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God at the place that he will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Booths. They shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed.
• Matthew 3:15But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented.
• Galatians 4:4But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under 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