John 5:7

The infirm man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is disturbed, to cast me into the pool: but when I am coming, another goeth down before me.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6Jesus seeing him laid there, and knowing that he had been so for a long while, saith to him, Wilt thou be made sound?

8Jesus saith to him, Arise, take up thy bed, and walk.

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Cross References

John 5:3In these lay a vast multitude of infirm persons, blind, lame, withered, waiting the motion of the water.

1 Corinthians 9:24Know ye not that they who run on the course, all run indeed, yet but one obtaineth the price? So run, that ye may obtain.

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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