1 A fter this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Later on there was a Jewish festival (feast) for which Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

2 N ow there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

Now there is in Jerusalem a pool near the Sheep Gate. This pool in the Hebrew is called Bethesda, having five porches (alcoves, colonnades, doorways).

3 I n these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

In these lay a great number of sick folk—some blind, some crippled, and some paralyzed (shriveled up)— waiting for the bubbling up of the water.

4 F or an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

For an angel of the Lord went down at appointed seasons into the pool and moved and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was cured of whatever disease with which he was afflicted.

5 A nd a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.

There was a certain man there who had suffered with a deep-seated and lingering disorder for thirty-eight years.

6 W hen Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

When Jesus noticed him lying there, knowing that he had already been a long time in that condition, He said to him, Do you want to become well?

7 T he impotent 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.

The invalid answered, Sir, I have nobody when the water is moving to put me into the pool; but while I am trying to come myself, somebody else steps down ahead of me.

8 J esus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

Jesus said to him, Get up! Pick up your bed (sleeping pad) and walk!

9 A nd immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

Instantly the man became well and recovered his strength and picked up his bed and walked. But that happened on the Sabbath.

10 T he Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

So the Jews kept saying to the man who had been healed, It is the Sabbath, and you have no right to pick up your bed.

11 H e answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.

He answered them, The Man Who healed me and gave me back my strength, He Himself said to me, Pick up your bed and walk!

12 T hen asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

They asked him, Who is the Man Who told you, Pick up your bed and walk?

13 A nd he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.

Now the invalid who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had quietly gone away, since there was a crowd in the place.

14 A fterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

Afterward, when Jesus found him in the temple, He said to him, See, you are well! Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.

15 T he man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus Who had made him well.

16 A nd therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

For this reason the Jews began to persecute (annoy, torment) Jesus and sought to kill Him, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

17 B ut Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

But Jesus answered them, My Father has worked until now, and I, too, must be at work.

18 T herefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

This made the Jews more determined than ever to kill Him; because He not only was breaking (weakening, violating) the Sabbath, but He actually was speaking of God as being His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

19 T hen answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

So Jesus answered them by saying, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the Son is able to do nothing of Himself (of His own accord); but He is able to do only what He sees the Father doing, for whatever the Father does is what the Son does in the same way.

20 F or the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.

The Father dearly loves the Son and discloses to (shows) Him everything that He Himself does. And He will disclose to Him (let Him see) greater things yet than these, so that you may marvel and be full of wonder and astonishment.

21 F or as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

Just as the Father raises up the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whomever He wills and is pleased to give it.

22 F or the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

Even the Father judges no one, for He has given all judgment (the last judgment and the whole business of judging) entirely into the hands of the Son,

23 T hat all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

So that all men may give honor (reverence, homage) to the Son just as they give honor to the Father. whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, Who has sent Him.

24 V erily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the person whose ears are open to My words and believes and trusts in and clings to and relies on Him Who sent Me has (possesses now) eternal life. And he does not come into judgment, but he has already passed over out of death into life.

25 V erily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

Believe Me when I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the time is coming and is here now when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear it shall live.

26 F or as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

For even as the Father has life in Himself and is self-existent, so He has given to the Son to have life in Himself and be self-existent.

27 A nd hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

And He has given Him authority and granted Him power to execute (exercise, practice) judgment because He is a Son of man.

28 M arvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

Do not be surprised and wonder at this, for the time is coming when all those who are in the tombs shall hear His voice,

29 A nd shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

And they shall come out—those who have practiced doing good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil will be raised for judgment.

30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

I am able to do nothing from Myself. Even as I hear, I judge, and My judgment is right (just, righteous), because I do not seek or consult My own will but only the will and pleasure of the Father Who sent Me.

31 I f I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

If I alone testify in My behalf, My testimony is not valid and cannot be worth anything.

32 T here is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

There is Another Who testifies concerning Me, and I know and am certain that His evidence on My behalf is true and valid.

33 Y e sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

You yourselves have sent to John and he has been a witness to the truth.

34 B ut I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.

But I do not receive human witness; but I simply mention all these things in order that you may be saved (made and kept safe and sound).

35 H e was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

John was the lamp that kept on burning and shining, and you were willing for a while to delight (sun) yourselves in his light.

36 B ut I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

But I have as My witness something greater (weightier, higher, better) than that of John; for the works that the Father has appointed Me to accomplish and finish, the very same works that I am now doing, are a witness and proof that the Father has sent Me.

37 A nd the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

And the Father Who sent Me has Himself testified concerning Me. Not one of you has ever given ear to His voice or seen His form (His face—what He is like).

38 A nd ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

And you have not His word (His thought) living in your hearts, because you do not believe and adhere to and trust in and rely on Him Whom He has sent.

39 S earch the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

You search and investigate and pore over the Scriptures diligently, because you suppose and trust that you have eternal life through them. And these testify about Me!

40 A nd ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

And still you are not willing to come to Me, so that you might have life.

41 I receive not honour from men.

I receive not glory from men,

42 B ut I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

But I know you and recognize and understand that you have not the love of God in you.

43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

I have come in My Father’s name and with His power, and you do not receive Me; but if another comes in his own name and his own power and with no other authority but himself, you will receive him and give him your approval.

44 H ow can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

How is it possible for you to believe, you who receive praise and honor and glory from one another, and yet do not seek the praise and honor and glory which come from Him Who alone is God?

45 D o not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

Put out of your minds the thought and do not suppose that I will accuse you before the Father. There is one who accuses you—it is Moses, the very one on whom you have built your hopes.

46 F or had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me.

For if you believed and relied on Moses, you would believe and rely on Me, for he wrote about Me.

47 B ut if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

But if you do not believe and trust his writings, how then will you believe and trust My teachings?