John 5:3

In these lay a greet multitude of sike men, blynde, crokid, and drie, abidynge the mouyng of the watir.

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In The King James Version

In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

In Context

2And in Jerusalem is a waissynge place, that in Ebrew is named Bethsaida, and hath fyue porchis.

4For the aungel `of the Lord cam doun certeyne tymes in to the watir, and the watir was moued; and he that first cam doun in to the sisterne, + 5:4 that is, a watir gederid togidere, hauinge no fiyss. aftir the mouynge of the watir, was maad hool of what euer sijknesse he was holdun.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:30And myche puple cam to hym, and hadden with hem doumbe men and crokid, feble and blynde, and many other; and thei castiden doun hem at hise feet. And he helide hem,

Luke 7:22And Jhesus answerde, and seide to hem, Go ye ayen, and telle ye to Joon tho thingis that ye han herd and seyn; blynde men seyn, crokid men goen, mesels ben maad cleene, deef men heren, deed men risen ayen, pore men ben takun to prechyng of the gospel.

Matthew Henry on John 5:2-17

The Cure at the Pool of Bethesda. 1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 4 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… Read the whole commentary →

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