New American Standard Bible 1995
John 5:4
4for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted.]
John 5:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had.
Context of John 5:4
2Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticoes. 3In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, [waiting for the moving of the waters; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted.] 5A man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. 6When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, He said to him, “Do you wish to get well?”
Read all of John 5John 5:4 word by word
- of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- wentκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
- at certainκατάkata · according toG2596
- seasonsκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
- into the poolκολυμβήθραkolumbēthra · poolG2861
- and stirredταράσσωtarassō · to troubleG5015
- up the waterὕδωρhudōr hudatos · waterG5204
- whoever thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
- afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- the stirringταραχήtarachē · disturbanceG5016
- steppedἐμβαίνωembainō · to climbG1684
- in was madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- wellὑγιήςhugiēs · healthyG5199
- from whateverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- from whateverδήποτεdēpote · whateverG1221
- diseaseνόσημαnosēma · diseaseG3553
- he was afflictedκατέχωkatechō · to hold back/fastG2722
Cross-references for John 5:4
- Psalms 119:60I hastened and did not delay To keep Your commandments.
- Proverbs 6:4Give no sleep to your eyes, Nor slumber to your eyelids;
- Proverbs 8:17I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.
- Hosea 13:13The pains of childbirth come upon him; He is not a wise son, For it is not the time that he should delay at the opening of the womb.
- Matthew 6:33But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
- Matthew 11:12From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.
- Luke 13:24“Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
- Luke 16:16“The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John; since that time the gospel of the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
- 2 Kings 5:10Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh will be restored to you and you will be clean.”
- Ezekiel 47:8Then he said to me, “These waters go out toward the eastern region and go down into the Arabah; then they go toward the sea, being made to flow into the sea, and the waters of the sea become fresh.
- Zechariah 13:1“In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.
- Zechariah 14:8And in that day living waters will flow out of Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and the other half toward the western sea; it will be in summer as well as in winter.
- 1 Corinthians 6:11Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
- 1 John 1:7but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
Commentaries on John 5:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Angel - "Of the Lord," is added by AKL, about 20 others, the Ethiopic, Armenian, Slavonic, Vulgate, Anglo-Saxon, and six copies of the Itala: Cyril and Ambrose have also this reading. If this reading be genuine, and the authorities which support it are both ancient and respectable, it destroys Dr. Hammond's conjecture, that, by the angel, a messenger only, sent from the Sanhedrin, is meant, and that these cures were all performed in a natural way. Those…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4An angel - It is not affirmed that the angel did this “visibly,” or that they saw him do it. They judged by the “effect,” and when they saw the waters agitated, they concluded that they had healing properties, and descended to them. The Jews were in the habit of attributing all favors to the ministry of the angels of God, Genesis 19:15; Hebrews 1:14; Matthew 4:11; Matthew 18:10; Luke 16:22; Acts 7:53; Galatians 3:19; Acts 12:11. This fountain, it seems…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-40This chapter is structured like a courtroom case (a legal trial). It begins with a description of the event that led to the conflict (5:1–15). This is followed by the decision of the Jewish leaders to take action against Jesus (5:16). Next comes a statement of the charges against him (5:18). The chapter then presents the defense given by Jesus, where he explains his authority and his relationship with the Father (5:17, 19–40).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. an angel, &c.--This miracle differed in two points from all other miracles recorded in Scripture: (1) It was not one, but a succession of miracles periodically wrought: (2) As it was only wrought "when the waters were troubled," so only upon one patient at a time, and that the patient "who first stepped in after the troubling of the waters." But this only the more undeniably fixed its miraculous character. We have heard of many waters having a…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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