^{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.