John 5

Thomson^{(i) 1} After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. ² Now there is in Jerusalem at the sheep gate, a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticos, ³ in which lay a great multitude of infirm persons, blind, lame, and withered, waiting for the moving of the water. ⁴ For from time to time an angel came down into the pool and moved the water. He therefore, who went in first after this movement of the water, was cured of whatever disease he had. ⁵ Now there was a certain man there who had been in his infirmity thirty eight years. ⁶ Jesus seeing him lying there, and knowing that he had been in that condition now a long time, saith to him, Hast thou a desire to be healed? ⁷ The infirm man answered him, Sir, I have no one to put me in the pool when the water is moved. And while I am going another steppeth down before me. ⁸ Jesus saith to him, Rise; take up thy couch and walk about. ⁹ Upon which the man was instantly well, and took up his couch and walked about. Now there was a sabbath on that day; ¹⁰ therefore the Jews said to him who was cured, It is a sabbath: It is not lawful for thee to carry the couch. ¹¹ He answered them, He who made me well, even he said to me, Take up thy couch and walk about. ¹² Thereupon they asked him, Who is the man who said to thee, take up thy couch and walk about? ¹³ But he who was cured did not know who it was; for as there was a crowd in the place, Jesus had glided away. ¹⁴ After this Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, Behold thou art made well. Sin no more, lest something worse befall thee. ¹⁵ The man went and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had cured him. ¹⁶ And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus and sought to kill him, because he did these things on a sabbath. ¹⁷ Thereupon Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even now, and I also work. ¹⁸ For this therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath, but called God peculiarly his father, likening himself to God. ¹⁹ Upon which Jesus addressed them, and said, Verily, verily I say to you, The son can of himself do nothing, unless indeed he see the Father doing it; for whatever things He doth, these the Son doth likewise. ²⁰ For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all that he himself doth. And he will shew him greater works than these, that you may wonder. ²¹ For as the Father raiseth the dead and restoreth to life, so the Son restoreth to life, whom he pleaseth. ²² For the Father judgeth no one, but hath committed the whole act of judging to his Son, ²³ that all may honour the Son, as they honour the Father. He who honoureth not the Son, doth not honour the Father, who sent him. ²⁴ Verily, verily I say to you, He who heareth my word, and believeth on him who sent me, hath an everlasting life, and doth not incur condemnation, but hath passed from death to that life. ²⁵ Verily, verily I say to you, a time is coming, nay is now come, when the dead will hearken to the voice of the son of God, and they who hearken shall live. ²⁶ For as the Father hath life in himself, so he hath granted to the son to have life also in himself, ²⁷ and hath also given him authority to execute judgment, because he is a son of man. ²⁸ Wonder not at this; for a time is coming when all that are in the graves shall hearken to his voice, ²⁹ and come forth; they who have done good, to a resurrection of life, and they who have done evil, to a resurrection of condemnation. ³⁰ I can do nothing of myself. As I hear, I judge. And my judgment is just; for I do not seek mine own will, but the will of the Father who sent me. ³¹ If I testify of myself my testimony is not true. ³² There is another who testifieth concerning me; and I know that the testimony which he giveth concerning me is true. ³³ You sent to John, and he gave a testimony to the truth. ³⁴ But as for me, I do not receive human testimony, but mention this that you may be saved. ³⁵ He was the lighted and shining lamp; and for a while you were disposed to exult with joy at his light. ³⁶ But I have a greater testimony than John's. For the works which my father hath given me to perform; these very works, which I do, testify concerning me, that the father hath sent me. ³⁷ Indeed the father who hath sent me hath himself given a testimony concerning me. You have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen a visible appearance of him ³⁸ Indeed you have not his word abiding in you, because you do not believe him whom he hath sent. ³⁹ You search the scriptures because you think you have by means of them everlasting life! Now these are the very writings which testify concerning me; ⁴⁰ yet you will not come to me that you may have life. ⁴¹ I do not receive glory from men. ⁴² But I know you that you have not the love of God in you. ⁴³ I have come in my father's name and you do not receive me; if another come in his own name, him you will receive. ⁴⁴ How can you believe while you court honour one from another, and do not seek the glory which is from God alone? ⁴⁵ Do not imagine that I will accuse you to the father. There is one who is your accuser, namely, Moses, in whom you have trusted. ⁴⁶ For if you had believed Moses, you would believe me; for he hath written concerning me. ⁴⁷ Now if you have not believed his writings, how will you believe my words?