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Chapter 5
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After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus
went up to Jerusalem. |
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Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool,
which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having
five porches. |
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In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of
blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the
water. |
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For an angel went down at a certain season into the
pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after
the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole
of whatsoever disease he had. |
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And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity
thirty and eight years. |
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When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now
a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou
be made whole? |
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The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man,
when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool:
but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. |
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Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. |
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And immediately the man was made whole, and took up
his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath. |
10
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The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It
is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry
thy bed. |
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He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said
unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk. |
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Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto
thee, Take up thy bed, and walk? |
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And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus
had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that
place. |
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Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said
unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest
a worse thing come unto thee. |
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The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus,
which had made him whole. |
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And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought
to slay him, because he had done these things on the
sabbath day. |
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But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto,
and I work. |
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Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because
he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that
God was his Father, making himself equal with God. |
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Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily,
I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but
what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he
doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. |
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For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all
things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater
works than these, that ye may marvel. |
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For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth
them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. |
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For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all
judgment unto the Son: |
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That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour
the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not
the Father which hath sent him. |
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my
word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting
life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed
from death unto life. |
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming,
and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the
Son of God: and they that hear shall live. |
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For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he
given to the Son to have life in himself; |
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And hath given him authority to execute judgment also,
because he is the Son of man. |
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Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the
which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, |
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And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto
the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil,
unto the resurrection of damnation. |
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I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge:
and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own
will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. |
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If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. |
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There is another that beareth witness of me; and I
know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. |
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Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. |
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But I receive not testimony from man: but these things
I say, that ye might be saved. |
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He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing
for a season to rejoice in his light. |
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But I have greater witness than that of John: for the
works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same
works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father
hath sent me. |
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And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne
witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any
time, nor seen his shape. |
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And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he
hath sent, him ye believe not. |
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Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have
eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. |
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And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. |
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I receive not honour from men. |
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But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in
you. |
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I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not:
if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. |
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How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another,
and seek not the honour that cometh from God only? |
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Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father:
there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye
trust. |
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For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me;
for he wrote of me. |
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But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe
my words? |
