^{1 Ref} After these things there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

^{2 Ref} Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep `gate' a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches.

^{3 Ref} In these lay a multitude of them that were sick, blind, halt, withered, `waiting for the moving of the water.'

⁴ `for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the waters stepped in was made whole, with whatsoever disease he was holden.'

^{5 Ref} And a certain man was there, who had been thirty and eight years in his infirmity.

^{6 Ref} When Jesus saw him lying, and knew that he had been now a long time `in that case', he saith unto him, Wouldest thou be made whole?

^{7 Ref} The sick man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

^{8 Ref} Jesus saith unto him, Arise, take up thy bed, and walk.

^{9 Ref} And straightway the man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked. Now it was the sabbath on that day.

^{10 Ref} So the Jews said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath, and it is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed.

^{1 Ref} After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

^{2 Ref} and there is in Jerusalem by the sheep-`gate' a pool that is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches,

^{3 Ref} in these were lying a great multitude of the ailing, blind, lame, withered, waiting for the moving of the water,

⁴ for a messenger at a set time was going down in the pool, and was troubling the water, the first then having gone in after the troubling of the water, became whole of whatever sickness he was held.

^{5 Ref} and there was a certain man there being in ailment thirty and eight years,

^{6 Ref} him Jesus having seen lying, and having known that he is already a long time, he saith to him, `Dost thou wish to become whole?'

^{7 Ref} The ailing man answered him, `Sir, I have no man, that, when the water may be troubled, he may put me into the pool, and while I am coming, another doth go down before me.'

^{8 Ref} Jesus saith to him, `Rise, take up thy couch, and be walking;'

^{9 Ref} and immediately the man became whole, and he took up his couch, and was walking, and it was a sabbath on that day,

^{10 Ref} the Jews then said to him that hath been healed, `It is a sabbath; it is not lawful to thee to take up the couch.'