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.
• 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

Later, Jesus went to Jerusalem for a Jewish festival. 2Near Sheep Gate in Jerusalem was a pool called Bethesda in Hebrew. It had five porches. 3Under these porches a large number of sick people—people who were blind, lame, or paralyzed—used to lie.

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 Jewish Passover was near, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.
• Exodus 23:14“Three times a year you must celebrate a pilgrimage festival in my honor.
• Exodus 34:23“Three times a year all your men must come into the presence of the Master, the Lord God of Israel.
• Leviticus 23:2“Tell the Israelites: These are the appointed festivals with the Lord, which you must announce as holy assemblies.
• Deuteronomy 16:16Three times a year all your men must come into the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Booths. But no one may come into the presence of the Lord without an offering.
• Matthew 3:15Jesus answered him, “This is the way it has to be now. This is the proper way to do everything that God requires of us.” Then John gave in to him.
• Galatians 4:4But when the right time came, God sent his Son ⌞into the world⌟. A woman gave birth to him, and he came under the control of the laws given to Moses.

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