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Sometime after this there was a Jewish Festival; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲩⲙⲃⲏⲑⲣⲁ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ ⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲃⲁⲧⲓⲕⲏ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲏⲇⲥⲁⲓⲇⲁ ⲉⲣⲉϯ ⲥⲧⲟⲁ ϩⲓϫⲱⲥ
There is in Jerusalem, near the sheep-gate, a bath with five colonnades around it. It is called in Hebrew ‘Bethesda.’
In these colonnades a large number of sick people were lying – blind, lame, and crippled.
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One man who was there had been crippled for thirty-eight years.
Jesus saw the man lying there, and, finding that he had been in this state a long time, said to him, “Do you wish to be cured?”
7 ⲍ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲛϯ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲱϩ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲟϫⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲕⲟⲗⲩⲙⲃⲏⲑⲣⲁ ϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲣ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ
“I have no one, Sir,” the sick man answered, “to put me into the bath when there is a troubling of the water, and, while I am getting to it, someone else steps down before me.”
“Stand up,” said Jesus, “take up your mat, and walk.”
The man was cured immediately, and took up his mat and began walking.
Now it was the Sabbath. So the religious authorities said to the man who had been cured, “This is the Sabbath; you must not carry your mat.”
“The man who cured me,” he answered, “said to me ‘Take up your mat and walk.’”
“Who was it,” they asked, “that said to you ‘Take up your mat and walk’?”
But the man who had been restored did not know who it was; for Jesus had moved away, because there was a crowd there.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲥ ϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲕⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ
Afterward Jesus found the man in the Temple Courts, and said to him, “You are cured now; do not sin again, or something worse may happen to you.”
The man went away, and told the authorities that it was Jesus who had cured him.
And that was why they began to persecute Jesus – because he did things of this kind on the Sabbath.
But Jesus replied, “My Father works to this very hour, and I work also.”
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥϣⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
This made the authorities all the more eager to kill him, because not only was he doing away with the Sabbath, but he actually called God his own Father – putting himself on an equality with God.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ϭⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ϣϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲣ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲟⲙⲟⲓⲱⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ
So Jesus made this further reply, “In truth I tell you, the Son can do nothing of himself; he does only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does, the Son does also.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲉ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲉϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣ ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ
For the Father loves his Son, and shows him everything that he is doing; and he will show him still greater things – so that you will be filled with wonder.
For, just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he pleases.
The Father himself does not judge any one, but has entrusted the work of judging entirely to his Son,
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲁⲓⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϥⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟϥ
so that everyone may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. The person who does not honour the Son fails to honour the Father who sent him.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲱⲛϩ (aiōnios g166)
In truth I tell you that the person who listens to my message and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and does not come under condemnation, but has already passed out of death into life. (aiōnios g166)
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲱⲛϩ
In truth I tell you that a time is coming, indeed it is already here, when the dead will listen to the voice of the Son of God, and when those who listen will live.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲱⲛϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϯ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ
For, just as the Father has inherent life within him, so also he has granted to the Son to have inherent life within him;
and, because he is Son of Man, he has also given him authority to act as judge.
Do not wonder at this; for the time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice,
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲩⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ
and will come out – those who have done good rising to life, and those who have lived evil lives rising for condemnation.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲙⲙⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲣ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲉϯⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲉⲓⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉ ⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲉⲓϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ
I can do nothing of myself; I judge as I am taught; and the judgment that I give is just, because my aim is not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
“If I bear testimony to myself, my testimony is not trustworthy;
it is another who bears testimony to me, and I know that the testimony which he bears to me is trustworthy.
You have yourselves sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.
But the testimony which I receive is not from people; I am saying this for your salvation.
35 ⲗ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲃⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣ ⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓⲛ
He was the Lamp that was burning and shining, and you were ready to rejoice, for a time, in his light.
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲉⲓⲉϫⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉϯⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ
But the testimony which I have is of greater weight than John’s; for the work that the Father has given me to carry out – the work that I am doing – is in itself proof that the Father has sent me as his messenger.
37 ⲗ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲃ ⲛⲧⲁϥ
The Father who has sent me has himself borne testimony to me. You have neither listened to his voice, not seen his form;
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲏ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ
and you have not taken his message home to your hearts, because you do not believe him whom he sent as his messenger.
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ϩⲟⲧϩⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲧⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ (aiōnios g166)
You search the scriptures, because you think that you find in them immortal life; and, though it is those scriptures that bear testimony to me, (aiōnios g166)
you refuse to come to me to have life.
“I do not receive honor from people,
but I know this of you, that you have not the love of God in your hearts.
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.
44 ⲙ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϣ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲛ
How can you believe in me, when you receive honor from one another and do not desire the honor which comes from the only God?
45 ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ ⲙⲡⲣⲙⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father; your accuser is Moses, on whom you have been resting your hopes.
For, had you believed Moses, you would have believed me, for it was of me that Moses wrote;
but, if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my teaching?”
