John 5
1 After these things, was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up unto Jerusalem.
Sometime after this there was a Jewish Festival; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
2 Now there is in Jerusalem, at the Sheep-gate, a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethzatha, —having, five porches.
There is in Jerusalem, near the sheep-gate, a bath with five colonnades around it. It is called in Hebrew ‘Bethesda.’
3 In these, was lying a throng of them who were sick, —blind, lame, withered.
In these colonnades a large number of sick people were lying – blind, lame, and crippled.
5 And there was a certain man there, who, for thirty-eight years, had continued in his sickness.
One man who was there had been crippled for thirty-eight years.
6 Jesus, seeing, this one, lying, and taking note that now, a long time, had he continued, saith unto him—Desirest thou to be made, well?
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 The sick man answered him—Sir! I have, no man, that, as soon as the water hath been troubled, might thrust me into the pool; but, while, I, am coming, another, before me, goeth down.
“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.”
8 Jesus saith unto him—Rise! take up thy couch, and be walking.
“Stand up,” said Jesus, “take up your mat, and walk.”
9 And, straightway, the man was made well and took up his couch, and began to walk. Now it was Sabbath, on that day.
The man was cured immediately, and took up his mat and began walking.
10 The Jews, therefore, were saying, unto him who had been cured—It is, Sabbath; and it is not allowable for thee to take up thy couch: —
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.”
11 who, however, answered them—He that made me well, he, unto me, said—Take up thy couch, and be walking.
“The man who cured me,” he answered, “said to me ‘Take up your mat and walk.’”
12 They questioned him—Who is the man that said unto thee, Take up [thy couch], and be walking?
“Who was it,” they asked, “that said to you ‘Take up your mat and walk’?”
13 But, the healed one, knew not, who, it was; for, Jesus, had turned aside, a multitude, being in the place.
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 After these things, Jesus findeth him, in the temple, and said unto him—See! thou hast become, well: —No more, be committing sin, lest, some worse thing, do thee befall.
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.”
15 The man went away, and told the Jews, that it was, Jesus, who had made him well.
The man went away, and told the authorities that it was Jesus who had cured him.
16 And, on this account, were the Jews persecuting Jesus, because, these things, he had been doing, on Sabbath.
And that was why they began to persecute Jesus – because he did things of this kind on the Sabbath.
17 But, he, answered them—My Father, until even now, is working; and, I, am working.
But Jesus replied, “My Father works to this very hour, and I work also.”
18 On this account, therefore, the rather, were the Jews seeking to slay him, —because, not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but was calling God, his own Father, making, himself, equal, with, God.
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 Jesus, therefore, answered, and went on to say unto them—Verily, verily, I say unto you: The Son cannot be doing, of himself, a single thing, —save anything he may see, the Father, doing; for, whatsoever, he, may be doing, these things, the Son also, in like manner, doeth.
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 For, the Father, dearly loveth the Son, and, all things, pointeth out to him, which, himself, is doing; and, greater works than these, will he point out to him, that, ye, may marvel.
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.
21 For, just as the Father waketh up the dead, and quickeneth them, in like manner, the Son also, whom he pleaseth, doth quicken.
For, just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom he pleases.
22 For neither doth, the Father, judge anyone, —but, all the judging, hath given unto the Son:
The Father himself does not judge any one, but has entrusted the work of judging entirely to his Son,
23 That, all, may honour the Son, just as they honour the Father: he that doth not honour the Son, doth not, in fact, honour the Father who sent him.
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 Verily, verily, I say unto you: He that heareth, my word, and believeth in him that sent me, hath life age-abiding, and, into judgment, cometh not, but hath passed over, out of death into life. (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 Verily, verily, I say unto you: There cometh an hour, and now is, when, the dead, shall hearken unto the voice of the Son of God, and, they who have hearkened, shall live.
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 For, just as, the Father, hath life, in himself, in like manner, unto the Son also, hath he given, life, to have, in himself;
For, just as the Father has inherent life within him, so also he has granted to the Son to have inherent life within him;
27 And, authority, hath he given him, to be executing, judgment, —because, Son of Man, is he!
and, because he is Son of Man, he has also given him authority to act as judge.
28 Do not be marvelling at this: because there come an hour, in which, all they in the tombs, shall hearken unto his voice,
Do not wonder at this; for the time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice,
29 and shall come forth, —they who, the good things, have done, unto a resurrection, of life; but, they who the corrupt things, have practised, unto a resurrection, of judgment.
and will come out – those who have done good rising to life, and those who have lived evil lives rising for condemnation.
30 I, cannot be doing, of myself, a single thing, —Just as I hear, I judge; and, my judging, is, just, —because I seek not my own will, but the will of him that sent me.
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.
31 If, I, bear witness, concerning myself, my witness, is not, true.
“If I bear testimony to myself, my testimony is not trustworthy;
32 Another, it is, who beareth witness concerning me, —and I know that, true, is the witness which he witnesseth concerning me.
it is another who bears testimony to me, and I know that the testimony which he bears to me is trustworthy.
33 Ye, have sent forth unto John, —and he hath borne witness to the truth: —
You have yourselves sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.
34 I, however, not from man, my witness, receive; but, these things, I say, that, ye, may be saved: —
But the testimony which I receive is not from people; I am saying this for your salvation.
35 He, was the burning and shining lamp, and, ye, were willing to exult, for an hour, in his light.
He was the Lamp that was burning and shining, and you were ready to rejoice, for a time, in his light.
36 But, I, have, as my witness, something greater than John’s; for, the works which the Father hath given me, that I should complete them, —the works themselves which I am doing, bear witness concerning me, that, the Father, hath sent me.
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 And so, the Father who sent me, he, hath borne witness concerning me; Neither, a sound of him, at any time, have ye heard, nor, a form of him, have ye seen;
The Father who has sent me has himself borne testimony to me. You have neither listened to his voice, not seen his form;
38 And, his word, ye have not, within you abiding—because, as touching him whom, he, sent, in him, ye, believe not.
and you have not taken his message home to your hearts, because you do not believe him whom he sent as his messenger.
39 Ye search the Scriptures, because, ye, think, by them, to have, life age-abiding; and, those [Scriptures], are they which bear witness concerning me: (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)
40 And yet ye choose not to come unto me, that, life, ye may have.
you refuse to come to me to have life.
41 Glory from men, am I not receiving; —
“I do not receive honor from people,
42 But I have taken knowledge of you, that, the love of God, ye have not, in yourselves: —
but I know this of you, that you have not the love of God in your hearts.
43 I, have come, in the name of my Father, —and ye are not receiving me: If, another, shall 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, you will receive him.
44 How can, ye, believe, —Glory from one another, receiving; and, the glory which is from the only God, are not seeking?
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 Do not think that, I, will accuse you unto the Father: There, is, who accuseth you, even, Moses, —on whom, ye, have set your hope.
Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father; your accuser is Moses, on whom you have been resting your hopes.
46 For, if ye had been believing, in Moses, ye would, in that case, have been believing, in me: for, concerning me, he wrote.
For, had you believed Moses, you would have believed me, for it was of me that Moses wrote;
47 But, if, in his writings, ye are not believing, how, in my sayings, will ye believe?
but, if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my teaching?”
