1 A fter these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

2 a nd there is in Jerusalem by the sheep- a pool that is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches,

Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches.

3 i n these were lying a great multitude of the ailing, blind, lame, withered, waiting for the moving of the water,

In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water.

4 f or 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.

For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had.

5 a nd there was a certain man there being in ailment thirty and eight years,

Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.

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

When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”

7 T he 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.'

The 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.”

8 J esus saith to him, `Rise, take up thy couch, and be walking;'

Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.”

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

And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath.

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

The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.”

11 H e answered them, `He who made me whole -- that one said to me, Take up thy couch, and be walking;'

He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’ ”

12 t hey questioned him, then, `Who is the man who is saying to thee, Take up thy couch and be walking?'

Then they asked him, “Who is the Man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’ ?”

13 B ut he that was healed had not known who he is, for Jesus did move away, a multitude being in the place.

But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place.

14 A fter these things, Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, `Lo, thou hast become whole; sin no more, lest something worse may happen to thee.'

Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.”

15 T he man went away, and told the Jews that it is Jesus who made him whole,

The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. Honor the Father and the Son

16 a nd because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath.

For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath.

17 A nd Jesus answered them, `My Father till now doth work, and I work;'

But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.”

18 b ecause of this, then, were the Jews seeking the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the sabbath, but he also called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.

Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.

19 J esus therefore responded and said to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything of himself, if he may not see the Father doing anything; for whatever things He may do, these also the Son in like manner doth;

Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.

20 f or the Father doth love the Son, and doth shew to him all things that He himself doth; and greater works than these He will shew him, that ye may wonder.

For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does; and He will show Him greater works than these, that you may marvel.

21 ` For, as the Father doth raise the dead, and doth make alive, so also the Son doth make alive whom he willeth;

For as the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will.

22 f or neither doth the Father judge any one, but all the judgment He hath given to the Son,

For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son,

23 t hat all may honour the Son according as they honour the Father; he who is not honouring the Son, doth not honour the Father who sent him.

that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. Life and Judgment Are Through the Son

24 ` Verily, verily, I say to you -- He who is hearing my word, and is believing Him who sent me, hath life age-during, and to judgment he doth not come, but hath passed out of the death to the life.

“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.

25 ` Verily, verily, I say to you -- There cometh an hour, and it now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and those having heard shall live;

Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live.

26 f or, as the Father hath life in himself, so He gave also to the Son to have life in himself,

For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself,

27 a nd authority He gave him also to do judgment, because he is Son of Man.

and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man.

28 ` Wonder not at this, because there doth come an hour in which all those in the tombs shall hear his voice,

Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice

29 a nd they shall come forth; those who did the good things to a rising again of life, and those who practised the evil things to a rising again of judgment.

and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

30 ` I am not able of myself to do anything; according as I hear I judge, and my judgment is righteous, because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who sent me.

I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me. The Fourfold Witness

31 ` If I testify concerning myself, my testimony is not true;

“If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true.

32 a nother there is who is testifying concerning me, and I have known that the testimony that he doth testify concerning me is true;

There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which He witnesses of Me is true.

33 y e have sent unto John, and he hath testified to the truth.

You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.

34 ` But I do not receive testimony from man, but these things I say that ye may be saved;

Yet I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved.

35 h e was the burning and shining lamp, and ye did will to be glad, for an hour, in his light.

He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light.

36 ` But I have the testimony greater than John's, for the works that the Father gave me, that I might finish them, the works themselves that I do, they testify concerning me, that the Father hath sent me.

But I have a greater witness than John’s; for the works which the Father has given Me to finish—the very works that I do—bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me.

37 ` And the Father who sent me Himself hath testified concerning me; ye have neither heard His voice at any time, nor His appearance have ye seen;

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

38 a nd His word ye have not remaining in you, because whom He sent, him ye do not believe.

But you do not have His word abiding in you, because whom He sent, Him you do not believe.

39 ` Ye search the Writings, because ye think in them to have life age-during, and these are they that are testifying concerning me;

You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.

40 a nd ye do not will to come unto me, that ye may have life;

But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.

41 g lory from man I do not receive,

“I do not receive honor from men.

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

But I know you, that you do not have the love of God in you.

43 ` I have come in the name of my Father, and ye do not receive me; if another may come in his own name, him ye will receive;

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

44 h ow are ye able -- ye -- to believe, glory from one another receiving, and the glory that from God alone ye seek not?

How can you believe, who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?

45 ` Do not think that I will accuse you unto the Father; there is who is accusing you, Moses -- in whom ye have hoped;

Do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father; there is one who accuses you—Moses, in whom you trust.

46 f or if ye were believing Moses, ye would have been believing me, for he wrote concerning me;

For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me.

47 b ut if his writings ye believe not, how shall ye believe my sayings?'

But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”