Jesus heals an invalid at Bethesda

John 5: 1-15

King James Version

• 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 whatsoever disease he had.
• 5. And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
• 6. 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?
• 7. 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.
• 8. Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
• 9. And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
• 10. The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
• 11. He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
• 12. Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
• 13. And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
• 14. 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.
• 15. The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

King James Version