John 5

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

After these things there was a feast of the Jews, 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,

And there was there in Jerusalem a certain place of baptizing, which was called in Hebrew Bethesda; and there were in it five porches.

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

And in them were laid a great multitude of the sick, and the blind, and the lame, and the withered, waiting for the moving of the waters.

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.

For an angel, from time to time, descended into the baptistery, and moved the waters; and he who first went in, after the moving of the waters, was cured of whatever disease he had.

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

And a certain man was there, who had been diseased thirty and eight years.

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

Jesus saw him lying, and knew that his disease had been a long time upon him, and said to him: Desirest thou to be healed?

7 The 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.'

And the sick man answered and said: Yes, my lord; but I have no one who, when the water is moved, will put me into the baptistery; but while I am coming, another descendeth before me.

8 Jesus saith to him, 'Rise, take up thy couch, and be walking;'

Jesus said to him: Arise, take up thy bed, and walk.

9 and 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 healed; and he arose, took up his bed, and walked; and it was the sabbath day.

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

And the Jews said to him that was healed: It is the sabbath; it is not lawful for thee to bear thy bed.

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

But he answered, and said to them: He that made me whole, he said to me, Take up thy bed and walk.

12 they questioned him, then, 'Who is the man who is saying to thee, Take up thy couch and be walking?'

And they asked him: Who is the man that said to thee, Take up thy bed and walk?

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

But the man that was healed, knew not who it was; for Jesus had slid away, in the great multitude that was in the place.

14 After 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.'

After a time, Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him: Lo, thou art healed; sin not again, lest something worse come upon thee than before.

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

And the man went and told the Jews, that it was Jesus who had cured him.

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

And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill him; because he had done these things on the sabbath.

17 And Jesus answered them, 'My Father till now doth work, and I work;'

But Jesus said to them: My Father worketh until now, and I work.

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.

And for this, the Jews sought the more to kill him, not only because he had broken the sabbath, but because he had said of God, that he was his Father, and had equalled himself with God.

19 Jesus 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;

And Jesus answered, and said to them: Verily, verily, I say to you: The Son can do nothing, of his own pleasure, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things the Father doeth, these in like manner doeth the Son.

20 for 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 loveth his Son, and showeth him every thing he doeth: and greater works than these, will he show him, that ye may wonder.

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 raiseth the dead, and vivifieth them; so also the Son vivifieth whom he pleaseth.

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

For neither doth the Father judge any one, but hath given all judgment to the Son:

23 that 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 every man may honor the Son, as he honoreth the Father. He that honoreth not the Son, honoreth not the Father that sent him.

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. (aiōnios g166)

Verily, verily, I say to you, That he who heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath life eternal, and will not come into condemnation, but hath passed from death to life. (aiōnios g166)

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;

Verily, verily, I say to you, That the hour cometh, and even now come, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and they that hear, will live.

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

For, as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son also, to have life in himself:

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

and hath moreover given him authority to execute judgment. But that 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,

wonder not at this; for the hour cometh when all that are in their graves will hear his voice;

29 and 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 will come forth; they that have done good, to the resurrection of life, and they that 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 do nothing of my own pleasure; but as I hear, so I judge. And my judgment is just; for I seek not my own pleasure, but the pleasure of him that sent me.

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

If I should bear testimony respecting myself, my testimony would not be valid.

32 another 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 that beareth testimony concerning me; and I know that the testimony which he beareth concerning me is true.

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

Ye sent unto John; and he bore testimony to the truth.

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

And I have not received testimony from men: but these things I say, that ye may live.

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

He was a burning and shining lamp; and ye were willing for a time, to glory 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 testimony, which is greater than that of John; for the works which my Father hath given me to accomplish, these works which I do, testify of me that the Father hath 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 who sent me, he testifieth of me. Ye have not at any time heard his voice, nor have ye seen his visage.

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

And his word abideth not in you, because ye believe not in him whom he hath sent.

39 'Ye search the Writings, because ye think in them to have life age-during, and these are they that are testifying concerning me; (aiōnios g166)

Search the scriptures; for in them, ye think, there is life eternal for you; and they testify of me. (aiōnios g166)

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

And ye are unwilling to come to me, that life eternal may be yours.

41 glory from man I do not receive,

I do not receive glory from men.

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

But I know you, that the love of God is not 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 came in the name of my Father, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

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

How can ye believe, who receive glory from one another, and seek not the glory which cometh from God only?

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 ye suppose, that I shall accuse you before the Father? There is one that will accuse you, that Moses, on whom ye rely.

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

For, if ye believed Moses, ye would also believe me; for Moses wrote concerning me.

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

But if ye believe not his writings, how will ye believe my words?