Focused Passage

John 5:1-18

The Son Who Gives Life, Judges, and Is Witnessed by the Father

Jesus heals a helpless man on the Sabbath, confronts opposition by revealing his equality and unity with the Father, declares his authority to give life and judge, and exposes the leaders' unbelief despite the testimony of John, works, the Father, Scripture, and Moses.

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1Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

2Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.

3On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.

5One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.

6When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”

7“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”

8Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”

9Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,

10so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.”

11But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”

12“Who is this man who told you to pick it up and walk?” they asked.

13But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while the crowd was there.

14Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”

15And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

16Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.

17But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”

18Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

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Verse 1

Original words

Some time laterΜετὰG3326Preposition. . .ταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Pluralthere wasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara feastἑορτὴG1859Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαίωνG2453Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwent upἀνέβηG305Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαG2414Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 2

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NowδὲG1161Conjunctionthere isἜστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralJerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςG2414Noun - Dative Neuter PluralnearἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularSheep GateπροβατικῇG4262Adjective - Dative Feminine Singulara poolκολυμβήθραG2861Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularwithἔχουσαG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingularfiveπέντεG4002Adjective - Accusative Feminine Pluralcovered colonnadesστοὰςG4745Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralwhichG3588Article - Nominative Feminine Singularin HebrewἙβραϊστὶG1447Adverbis calledἐπιλεγομένηG1951Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine SingularBethesdaΒηθεσδάG964Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or in Aramaic
  • NA, NE, and WH Bethzatha
Verse 3

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OnἐνG1722Prepositionthese [ walkways ]ταύταιςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine PlurallayκατέκειτοG2621Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singulara great numberπλῆθοςG4128Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralsickἀσθενούντωνG770Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural[the] blindτυφλῶνG5185Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural[the] lameχωλῶνG5560Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural[and the] paralyzedξηρῶνG3584Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • Literally In these
  • NE, BYZ, and TR include awaiting the moving of the waters. 4For from time to time an angel descended into the pool and stirred the water. As soon as it was stirred, the first to enter the pool would be healed of his disease.
Verse 5

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-δέG1161ConjunctionOneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularmanἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἮνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthereἐκεῖG1563Adverbhad beenἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἐνG1722Preposition-αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singular[an] invalidἀσθενείᾳG769Noun - Dative Feminine Singular[for] thirty-eightτριάκονταG5144Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural. . .καὶG2532Conjunction. . .ὀκτὼG3638Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralyearsἔτηG2094Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 6

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-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularWhen JesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsawἰδὼνG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularhimτοῦτονG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singularlying [there]κατακείμενονG2621Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionrealizedγνοὺςG1097Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionhe had spentἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularvvvἤδηG2235Adverba longπολὺνG4183Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singulartime [in this condition]χρόνονG5550Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularHe askedλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularDo you wantΘέλειςG2309Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singularto getγενέσθαιG1096Verb - Aorist Infinitive MiddlewellὑγιὴςG5199Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 7

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SirΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularinvalidἀσθενῶνG770Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularrepliedἈπεκρίθηG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularI haveἔχωG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularnoοὐκG3756AdverboneἄνθρωπονG444Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularto helpβάλῃG906Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularmeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularpoolκολυμβήθρανG2861Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-ἵναG2443ConjunctionwhenὅτανG3752ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularwaterὕδωρG5204Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularis stirredταραχθῇG5015Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular-δὲG1161ConjunctionWhileἐνG1722Preposition. . .G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine SingularIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularam on my wayἔρχομαιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singularsomeone elseἄλλοςG243Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singulargoes inκαταβαίνειG2597Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularbeforeπρὸG4253PrepositionmeἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Verse 8

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ThenG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartoldΛέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularGet upἜγειρεG1453Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularpick upἆρονG142Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularmatκράβαττόνG2895Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwalkπεριπάτειG4043Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 9

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-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionImmediatelyεὐθέωςG2112AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmanἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwas madeἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularwellὑγιὴςG5199Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe picked upἦρενG142Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularmatκράβαττονG2895Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionbegan to walkπεριεπάτειG4043Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularNowδὲG1161Conjunctionthis happenedἮνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularonἐνG1722Preposition-ἐκείνῃG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine SingulartheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularSabbathσάββατονG4521Noun - Nominative Neuter SingulardayἡμέρᾳG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 10

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soοὖνG3767ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαῖοιG2453Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralsaidἔλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto the [man]τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularwho had been healedτεθεραπευμένῳG2323Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine SingularThis isἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the] SabbathΣάββατόνG4521Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionvvvοὐκG3756AdverbIt is unlawfulἔξεστίνG1832Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularfor youσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singularto carryἆραιG142Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularmatκράβαττονG2895Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 11

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ButδὲG1161Conjunction-ὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularhe answeredἀπεκρίθηG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralThe [man who]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmadeποιήσαςG4160Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularmeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularwellὑγιῆG5199Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular-ἐκεῖνόςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingulartoldεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularmeμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularPick upἎρονG142Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularmatκράβαττόνG2895Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwalkπεριπάτειG4043Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 12

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WhoΤίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[this]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmanἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulartoldεἰπώνG2036Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularyouσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singularto pick [it] upἎρονG142Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionwalkπεριπάτειG4043Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular-οὖνG3767Conjunctionthey askedἨρώτησανG2065Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-αὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 13

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ButδὲG1161Conjunctionthe [man who]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularwas healedἰαθεὶςG2390Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular{did} notοὐκG3756AdverbknowᾔδειG1492Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwhoτίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularit wasἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularforγὰρG1063Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad slipped awayἐξένευσενG1593Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[while the] crowdὄχλουG3793Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularwasὄντοςG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularvvvἐνG1722PrepositionvvvτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularthereτόπῳG5117Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Verse 14

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AfterwardΜετὰG3326Preposition. . .ταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularfoundεὑρίσκειG2147Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[the man]αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularatἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingulartempleἱερῷG2411Noun - Dative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsaidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto himαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularSeeἼδεG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularyou have beenγέγοναςG1096Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singularmade wellὑγιὴςG5199Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularStopμηκέτιG3371AdverbsinningἁμάρτανεG264Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularorἵναG2443Conjunction. . .μὴG3361AdverbsomethingτιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularworseχεῖρόνG5501Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparativemay happenγένηταιG1096Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singularto youσοίG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular
Verse 15

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[And] theG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmanἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwent awayἀπῆλθενG565Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctiontoldἀνήγγειλεν*G312Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαίοιςG2453Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionit wasἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularhad madeποιήσαςG4160Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularhimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularwellὑγιῆG5199Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 16

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NowΚαὶG2532ConjunctionbecauseδιὰG1223Preposition. . .τοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular-ὅτιG3754Conjunction[Jesus] was doingἐποίειG4160Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularthese thingsταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralonἐνG1722Preposition[the] SabbathσαββάτῳG4521Noun - Dative Neuter SingulartheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαῖοιG2453Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralbegan to persecuteἐδίωκονG1377Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular[Him]ἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 17

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ButδὲG1161ConjunctionJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularansweredἀπεκρίνατοG611Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralToἕωςG2193Prepositionthis very dayἄρτιG737AdverbMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularFatherΠατήρG3962Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis at His workἐργάζεταιG2038Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singularand I tooκἀγὼG2504Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularam workingἐργάζομαιG2038Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular
Verse 18

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vvvοὖνG3767ConjunctionBecause ofΔιὰG1223PrepositionthisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingulartheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαῖοιG2453Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluraltriedἐζήτουνG2212Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralall the harderμᾶλλονG3123Adverbto killἀποκτεῖναιG615Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionNotοὐG3756AdverbonlyμόνονG3440Adverbwas He breakingἔλυενG3089Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularSabbathσάββατονG4521Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularbutἀλλὰG235ConjunctionvvvκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe was even callingἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularGodΘεόνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularHis ownἴδιονG2398Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularFatherΠατέραG3962Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularmakingποιῶνG4160Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularHimselfἑαυτὸνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularequalἴσονG2470Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularwithτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularGodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

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