John 5
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New American Standard Bible 1995

John 5:2-4

2NowG1161 there is in JerusalemG2414 by 1the sheepG4262 gate a poolG2861, which is calledG1951 2in 3HebrewG1447 4BethesdaG964, havingG2192 fiveG4002 porticoesG4745.

3In theseG3778 layG2621 a multitudeG4128 of thoseG3588 who were sickG770, blindG5185, lameG5560, and witheredG3584, [5waitingG1551 for the movingG2796 of the watersG5204;

4for an angelG32 of the LordG2962 wentG2597 downG2597 at certainG2596 seasonsG2540 into the poolG2861 and stirredG5015 up the waterG5204; whoever thenG3767 firstG4413, afterG3326 the stirringG5016 up of the waterG5204, steppedG1684 in was madeG1096 wellG5199 from whateverG3739G1221 diseaseG3553 with whichG3739 he was afflictedG2722.]

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Notes

  1. 1. John 5:2 Neh 3:1, 32; 12:39 ↩
  2. 2. John 5:2 John 19:13, 17, 20; 20:16; Acts 21:40; Rev 9:11; 16:16 ↩
  3. 3. John 5:2 I.e. Jewish Aramaic ↩
  4. 4. John 5:2 Some early mss read Bethsaida or Bethzatha ↩
  5. 5. John 5:3 Early mss do not contain the remainder of v 3, nor v 4 ↩

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