1 A fter these things 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 in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticoes.

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 multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, '> waiting for the moving of the waters;

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 of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted.]

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 man was there who had been ill for thirty-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 lying there, and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, He said to him, “Do you wish to get well?”

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 sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I am coming, another steps 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 said to him, “ Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.”

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

9 I mmediately the man became well, and picked up his pallet and began to walk. Now it was the Sabbath on that day.

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

10 S o the Jews were saying to the man who was cured, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not permissible for you to carry your pallet.”

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 B ut he answered them, “He who made me well was the one who said to me, ‘Pick up your pallet 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 hey asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick up your pallet and walk’ ?”

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

13 B ut the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while there was a crowd 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 found him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you.”

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

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

16 F or this reason the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath.

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 He answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working.” Jesus’ Equality with God

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

18 F or this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own 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 herefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner.

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 loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him greater works than these, so that you will 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 just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.

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 not even the Father judges anyone, but He has given all judgment to 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 s o that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who 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 “ Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. Two Resurrections

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 T ruly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will 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 just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also 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 He gave Him authority to execute judgment, 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 D o not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will 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 will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.

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 do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who 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 “ If I alone testify about Myself, My testimony 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 who testifies of Me, and I know that the testimony which He gives about Me is true. Witness of John

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

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

34 B ut the testimony which I receive is not from man, but I say these things so that you may 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 the lamp that was burning and was shining and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. Witness of Works

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 the testimony which I have is greater than the testimony of John; for the works which the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works that I do—testify about Me, that the Father has sent Me. Witness of the Father

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 who sent Me, He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form.

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 Y ou do not have His word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He sent. Witness of the Scripture

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 Y ou search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about 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 you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.

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

41 I do not receive glory from men;

I receive not glory from men,

42 b ut I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.

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

43 I have come in My Father’s name, and you do not receive Me; if another comes in his own name, you will receive him.

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 you believe, when you receive glory from one another and you do not seek the glory that is from the one and only God?

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 before the Father; the one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have set your hope.

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 if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about 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 you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”

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