1 After these things was a feast of the Jews, and went up the Jesus to Jerusalem.

2 Is now in the Jerusalem, by the sheep–gate, a swimming bath, that being called in Hebrew Bethesda, five porches having.

3 In these were lying a multitude great of those sick, blind, blame, withered waiting the of the water moving.

4 A messenger for at a season went down in the swimming–bath, and agitated the water; he then first stepping in after the agitation of the water, sound became, who indeed was held by disease.

5 Was and a certain man there, thirty and eight years being in the feeble health.

6 This seeing the Jesus lying, and knowing that long already time he had been, he says to him: Do thou wish sound to become?

7 Answered him he sick being: O sir, a man not I have, that when may be agitated the water, he may put me into the swimming–bath; in which but am coming I, another before me goes down.

8 Says to him the Jesus: Rise, take up the bed of thee, and walk.

9 And immediately became sound the man, and took up the bed of himself, and walked. It was and a sabbath in that the day.

10 Said then the Jews to the having been healed: A sabbath it is; not it is lawful for thee to carry the bed.

11 He answered them: He having made a sound, he to me said: Take up the bed of thee, and walk.

12 They asked then him: Who is the man, he saying to thee: Take up the bed of thee, and walk?

13 He but having been cured not knew who it is; the for Jesus slipped out, a crowd being in the place.

14 After these finds him the Jesus in the temple, and said to him: See, sound thou hast become; no longer do thou sin, that so worse to thee anything may happen.

15 Went away the man, and told to the Jews, that Jesus it is, he having made him sound.

16 And through this persecuted the Jesus the Jews, because these he did in a sabbath.

17 The and Jesus answered them: The father of me till now works, and I work.

18 Through this therefore more sought him the Jews to kill, because not only he was breaking the sabbath, but also a Father his own said the God, equal himself making to the God.

19 Answered then the Jesus and said to them: Indeed indeed I say to you, not is able the son to do of himself nothing, if not anything he may see the Father doing; what for ever he may do, these also the son in like manner does.

20 The for Father loves the son, and all shows to him, what he does; and greater of these shows to him works, so that you may wonder.

21 As for the Father raises the dead ones and makes alive; thus also the son, whom he will, makes alive.

22 Not even for the Father judges any one; but the judgment all has given to the son;

23 so that all may honor the son, even as they honor the Father. He not honoring the son, not honors the Father, that having sent him.

24 Indeed indeed I say to you, that he the word of me hearing, and believing, the having sent me has life age–lasting, and into judgment not comes, but has passed out of the death into the life.

25 Indeed indeed I say to you, that comes an hour, and now is, when the dead ones shall hear the voice of the son of the God; and those having heard will live.

26 As for the Father has life in himself; so he gave also the son life to have in himself.

27 And authority he gave to him also judgment to execute, because a son of man he is.

28 Not wonder you this; because comes an hour, in which all those in the tombs, shall hear the voice of him,

29 and shall come forth, those the good things having done, to a resurrection of life; those and the evil things having done, to a resurrection of judgment.

30 Not am able I to do of myself nothing. Even as I hear, I judge, and the judgment the mine just is; that not I seek the will the mine, but the will of the sending me.

31 If I testify concerning myself, the testimony of me out not is true.

32 Another is he testifying concerning me; and I know, that rue is the testimony, which he testifies concerning me.

33 You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

34 I but not from a man the testimony receive; but these things I say, that you may be saved.

35 He was the lamp the burning and shinning; you and were willing to rejoice for an hour in the light of him.

36 I but have the testimony greater of the John; the for works, which gave to me the Father, that I might finish them, these the works, which I do, testifies concerning me, because the Father me has sent.

37 And he having sent me Father himself has testified concerning me. Neither a voice of him have you heard at any time, nor form of him have you seen.

38 And the word of him not you have abiding in you; because whom sent he, this you not believe.

39 You search the writings, because you think in them life age–lasting to have; and they are those testifying concerning me;

40 and not you are willing to come to me, so that life you may have.

41 Glory from men not I receive;

42 but I have known you, that the love of the God not you have in yourselves.

43 I have come in the name of the Father of me, and not you receive me; if another should come in the name the own, him you will receive.

44 How are able you to believe, glory from one another receiving, and the glory that from the only God not you seek?

45 Not think you, that I will accuse you to the Father; is he accusing you, Moses, into whom you have hoped.

46 If for you believe Moses, you would believe me; concerning for me he wrote.

47 If but the of him writings not you believe, how the my words will you believe.

1 After this the Jews had a Festival holy day, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

2 There is a pool by the sheep-market gate at Jerusalem. It is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethzatha. It has five porches colonnades.

3 In these lay a great crowd of sick people, of blind and lame waiting for the water to bubble up.

4 Not in older manuscripts.

5 A man who had an infirmity for thirty-eight years was present.

6 Jesus saw him lying there. He knew that he had been sick for a long time. So he asked him: »Do you want to get well?«

7 The sick man replied: »I have no man to put me in the pool when the water is stirred. Others step down before I can go.«

8 Jesus said: »Arise pick up your bed and walk.«

9 Immediately the man was made whole. He picked up his bed and walked. It happened on the Sabbath day.

10 So the Jews told the man who was cured: »It is not lawful for you to pickup your bed for it is the Sabbath.«

11 He answered: »He who made me whole told me to pick up my bed and walk.«

12 »Who is the man,« they asked, »that said to you pick up your bed and walk?«

13 He did not know who healed him for Jesus quietly left the crowd.

14 Later Jesus found him in the temple and told him: »Now that you are healed do not sin anymore and avoid worse things happening to you.«

15 The man went away and told the Jews Jesus made him whole.

16 The Jews persecuted Jesus because he did these things on the Sabbath.

17 Jesus responded to them: »My Father works until now and I work.«

18 The Jews intensified their efforts to kill him for these reasons: he broke the Sabbath and he also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

19 Jesus answered them: »Truly I tell you the Son can do nothing by himself. He sees the Father do something and then he does it. Whatever the Father does the Son does in like manner.

20 »The Father loves the Son. He shows him all of the things he does. He will show him greater works than these. And you will marvel.

21 »The Father raises the dead and gives them life. The Son also gives life to those he wills.

22 »The Father does not judge any man for he has given all judgment to the Son.

23 »All may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father that sent him.

24 »Truly, Truly I say to you, he who hears my word, and believes him that sent me, has everlasting life. He will not receive judgment for he has passed out of death into life.

25 »Truly I tell you, the hour is coming when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear listenunderstand will live.

26 »The Son has life in himself just as the Father has life in himself. For the Father gave him life.

27 »And he gave him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of man.

28 »Do not wonder about this for the hour is coming when everyone in the grave will hear his voice.

29 »They will return. Those who did good will have the resurrection of life. Those who did evil will receive the resurrection of judgment.

30 »I can do nothing by myself. So I hear and judge and my judgment is righteous. I do not seek my own will, but the will of him that sent me.

31 »If I alone testify about myself, my testimony is not enough truth.

32 »There is another who testifies about me. I know that his evidence about me is true.

33 »You sent people to John the Baptist and he has witnessed about the truth.

34 »The testimony I receive is not from man. However I say these things that you may be saved.

35 »He was the lamp that burns and shines. You were willing to rejoice for a season in his light.

36 »The testimony I have is greater than that of John. The works I do are the works the Father gave me to accomplish. They testify that the Father has sent me.

37 »The Father who sent me testifies about me. You have not heard his voice nor seen him at any time.

38 »You do not have his word dwelling in you. This is because you do not believe in the person he has sent.

39 »You search investigatestudy the Scriptures because you think that in them you have everlasting life. These Scriptures testify about me.

40 »And yet you will not come to me that you may have life.

41 »I do not accept glory from men.

42 »I know that the love of God is not in you.

43 »I came in my Father’s name and you did not receive me. If another came in his own name you would receive him.

44 »How can you believe? You seek praise and glory from one another? Why do you not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

45 »Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Moses on whom you have set your hope is a plaintiff against you.

46 »It is a fact! If you believed Moses you would believe me. He wrote about me!

47 »If you do not believe his writings how will you believe my words?«