Chapter 5                         

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<		 5:1 After these things, there was a feast of the Judeans, so Jesus went up into Jerusalem.  2 There was in Jerusalem a pool at the Sheep Gate, called Bethesda in the Aramaic dialect of Hebrew, having five porches. 3 In these porches were lying a multitude of those ailing, the blind, lame, and paralyzed, awaiting with anticipation the moving of the water. 4 Indeed, on occasion an angel came down into the pool and stirred the water. The first one who entered the pool, then, after the stirring of the water, was made whole from whatever disease had gripped him at the time.

5 There was a certain man there, who had been an invalid himself for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there, knowing that he had already been there a long time, He said to him, “Do you desire to become whole?” 7 The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I do not have anyone to put me into the pool when the water is stirred. When I try to go, another gets there first.” 8 Jesus said to him, “Rise up, pick up your mat, and walk around.” 9 And immediately, the man became whole, took up his mat, and walked.

It was, however, the Sabbath that day. 10 For that reason, the Judeans said to the man who was healed, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to pick up your mat.” 11 He then answered them, “The One who made me whole, He said to me, “Pick up your mat and walk around.” 12 They asked him therefore, “Who is the man who said to you, “Pick up and walk?” 13 The man who was now whole did not know who it was, however, for Jesus had withdrawn because of the crowd in that place.

14 After these things, Jesus found the same man in the temple and said to him, “Look, you have become whole; don’t miss the mark anymore so that something worse does not happen to you.” 15 The man went away and told the Judeans that Jesus was the one who had made him whole.

16 Thus, the Judeans persecuted Jesus, because of the things He did on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” 18 For this reason, then, the Judeans sought even more to kill Him. Not only did He annul the Sabbath, but He also called God His own Father, making Himself equal to God.

19 Then Jesus answered them, “Let it be so, for it is as I say to you, • the Son is able to do nothing of Himself [l], except what He perceives the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, these things the Son does also. • 20 Indeed, the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all that He Himself does; and greater works then these He will show Him, so that you might marvel. • 21 For just exactly as the Father awakens and gives life to the dead, in this same way, the Son also gives life to whomever He desires. • 22 Indeed, the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, 23 that all might value and honor the Son, even as they value and honor the Father. He who is not valuing the Son, is not valuing the Father who sent Him.

• 24 Let it be so, for it is as I say to you. The one who continually hears My word and believes the One who sent Me, possesses age-unfolding life and does not come into judgment, but has already and completely changed place out from death and into life. • 5 Let it be so, for it is as I say to you. The hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. • 26 Indeed, just as the Father possesses life inside of Himself, so also He gave to the Son to possess life inside of Himself, 27 and He gave to Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of man [m].

• 28 Do not be astonished at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the tombs will hear His voice, 29 and will come forth, those having done good into the resurrection of life, but those having done evil into the resurrection of judgment. • 30 I am not able of Myself to do anything [l]; even as I hear, so I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek my own desire, but the desire of the One who sent Me [n].

31 If I were to give witness concerning Myself, My testimony would not be true. 32 It is another who gives witness concerning Me, and I know that the testimony which he gives concerning Me is true. 33 You have gone to John, and he has given witness to the truth. 34 Now, I do not receive human testimony, but I say these things that you might be saved. 35 John was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a season in his light.

36 I have a greater testimony than that of John, however. • For the works that the Father has given me to complete, these same works which I do, also give witness concerning Me, that the Father has sent Me. • 37 And the One who sent Me, the Father Himself, has given witness concerning Me. But you have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form. 38 And His word you do not have remaining inside of you, for you do not believe Him whom He sent. • 39 You diligently search the Scriptures, for you imagine that you will discover age-unfolding life in them. Yet the Scriptures also give witness concerning Me, 40 but you have no desire to come towards Me, that you might possess life [o].

41 I do not receive glory from humans; 42 but I have known you, that you do not have the love of God inside yourselves. 43 I have come inside the name of My Father, and you do not receive Me; if another should come in his own name, you would receive him. 44 How are you able to believe, when you are receiving glory from one another, but the glory that is from the One God, you do not seek?

45 Do not imagine that I will prosecute you towards the Father. There is one prosecuting you, Moses into whom you have hoped. 46 But if you had believed Moses, you would have believed Me, for he wrote concerning Me. 47 If you do not then believe his writings, how will you believe My words?”
 		  
 
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