John 5

1 After these things there was a celebration of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,

After this there was a Jewish festival, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

2 and there is in Jerusalem by the sheep-[gate] a pool that is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches,

Now in Jerusalem by the sheep gate, there is a pool, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda, and it has five roofed porches.

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

A large number of people who were sick, blind, lame, or paralyzed were lying there.

4 for 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.]]

5 And there was a certain man there being in ailment thirty-eight years,

A certain man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.

6 him Jesus having seen lying, and having known that he is already a long time, He says to him, “Do you wish to become whole?”

When Jesus saw him lying there, and after he realized that he had been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healthy?”

7 The ailing man answered Him, “Lord, I have no man, that, when the water may be troubled, he may put me into the pool, and while I am coming, another goes down before me.”

The sick man replied, “Sir, I do not have anyone to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up. When I come, another steps down before me.”

8 Jesus says to him, “Rise, take up your pallet, and be walking”;

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

9 and immediately the man became whole, and he took up his pallet, and was walking, and it was a Sabbath on that day,

Immediately the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked. Now that day was a Sabbath.

10 the Jews then said to him that has been healed, “It is a Sabbath; it is not lawful to you to take up the pallet.”

So the Jews said to him who was healed, “It is the Sabbath and you are not permitted to carry your mat.”

11 He answered them, “He who made me whole—that One said to me, Take up your pallet, and be walking”;

He replied, “He who made me healthy said to me, 'Pick up your mat and walk.'”

12 they questioned him, then, “Who is the Man who is saying to you, Take up your bed and be walking?”

They asked him, “Who is the man that said to you, 'Pick it up and walk'?”

13 But he that was healed had not known who He is, for Jesus moved away, a multitude being in the place.

However, the one who was healed did not know who it was because Jesus had gone away secretly, for there was a crowd in the place.

14 After these things, Jesus finds him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become whole; sin no more, lest something worse may happen to you.”

Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you have become healthy! Do not sin anymore, so that something worse will not happen to you.”

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

The man went away and reported to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him healthy.

16 and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill Him, because these things He was doing on a Sabbath.

Now because of these things the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the Sabbath.

17 And Jesus answered them, “My Father works until now, and I work”;

Jesus replied to them, “My Father is working even now, and I, too, am working.”

18 because 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.

Because of this, the Jews sought even more to kill him because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.

19 Jesus therefore responded and said to them, “Truly, truly, 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 does in like manner;

Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, the Son can do nothing of himself, except only what he sees the Father doing, for whatever the Father is doing, the Son does these things also.

20 for the Father cherishes the Son, and shows to Him all things that He Himself does; and greater works than these He will show Him, that you may wonder.

For the Father loves the Son and he shows him everything that he himself does, and he will show him greater things than these so that you will be amazed.

21 For as the Father raises the dead, and makes alive, so also the Son makes alive whom He wills;

For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes.

22 for neither does the Father judge anyone, but all the judgment He has given to the Son,

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

23 that all may honor the Son according as they honor the Father; he who is not honoring the Son, does not honor the Father who sent Him.

so that everyone will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

24 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who is hearing My word, and is believing Him who sent Me, has continuous life, and he does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. (aiōnios g166)

Truly, truly, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but he has passed from death to life. (aiōnios g166)

25 Truly, truly, I say to you, [that] there comes an hour, and it now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those having heard will live;

Truly, truly, I tell you the time is coming, and is now, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

26 for as the Father has life in Himself, so He gave also to the Son to have life in Himself,

For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has also given to the Son so that he has life in himself,

27 and authority He gave Him also to do judgment, because He is Son of Man.

and the Father has given the Son authority to carry out judgment because he is the Son of Man.

28 Do not wonder at this, because there comes an hour in which all those in the tombs will hear His voice,

Do not be amazed at this, for there is a time coming in which everyone who is in the tombs will hear his voice

29 and they will come forth; those who did good things to a resurrection of life, and those who practiced evil things to a resurrection of judgment.

and will come out. Those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

30 I am not able of Myself to do anything; according 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.

I can do nothing from myself. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous because I am not seeking my own will but the will of him who sent me.

31 If I testify concerning Myself, My testimony is not true;

If I should testify about myself, my testimony would not be true.

32 there is another who is testifying concerning Me, and I have known that the testimony that He testifies concerning Me is true;

There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony that he gives about me is true.

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

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

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

But the testimony that I receive is not from man. I say these things that you might be saved.

35 he was the burning and shining lamp, and you willed to be glad, for an hour, in his light.

John was a lamp that was burning and shining, and you were willing to rejoice in his light for a while.

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 has sent Me.

Yet the testimony that I have is greater than that of John, for the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, testify about me that the Father has sent me.

37 And the Father who sent Me has testified Himself concerning Me; you have neither heard His voice at any time, nor have you seen His appearance;

The Father who sent me has himself testified about me. You have neither heard his voice nor seen his form at any time.

38 and you do not have His word remaining in you, because you do not believe Him whom He sent.

You do not have his word remaining in you, for you are not believing in the one whom he has sent.

39 You search the Writings, because you think in them to have continuous life, and these are they that are testifying concerning Me; (aiōnios g166)

You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life, and these same scriptures testify about me, (aiōnios g166)

40 and you do not will to come to Me, that you may have life;

and you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.

41 I do not receive glory from man,

I do not receive praise from men,

42 but I have known you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.

but I know that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.

43 I have come in the Name of My Father, and you do not receive Me; if another may come in his own name, him you will receive;

I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me. If another should come in his own name, you would receive him.

44 how are you able—you—to believe, receiving glory from one another, and the glory that [is] from God alone you do not seek?

How can you believe, you who accept praise from one another but are not seeking the praise that comes from the only God?

45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father; there is [one] who is accusing you, Moses—in whom you have hoped;

Do not think that I myself will accuse you before the Father. The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.

46 for if you were believing Moses, you would have been believing Me, for he wrote concerning Me;

If you believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me.

47 but if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe My sayings?”

If you do not believe his writings, how are you going to believe my words?”