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

Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. 2Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches. 3Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches.

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 2:13It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover celebration, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.
• Exodus 23:14“Each year you must celebrate three festivals in my honor.
• Exodus 34:23Three times each year every man in Israel must appear before the Sovereign, the Lord, the God of Israel.
• Leviticus 23:2“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. These are the Lord’s appointed festivals, which you are to proclaim as official days for holy assembly.
• Deuteronomy 16:16“Each year every man in Israel must celebrate these three festivals: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Harvest, and the Festival of Shelters. On each of these occasions, all men must appear before the Lord your God at the place he chooses, but they must not appear before the Lord without a gift for him.
• Matthew 3:15But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.” So John agreed to baptize him.
• Galatians 4:4But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to 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