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Lexham English Bible
John 5:5
And a certain man was there who had been thirty-eight years in his sickness.
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Christian Standard Bible®
One man was there who had been disabled for thirty-eight years.
One man was there who had been disabled for thirty-eight years.
King James Version (1611)
And a certaine man was there, which had an infirmitie thirtie and eight yeeres.
And a certaine man was there, which had an infirmitie thirtie and eight yeeres.
King James Version
And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
English Standard Version
One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
New American Standard Bible
Now a man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
Now a man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
New Century Version
A man was lying there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
A man was lying there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
Amplified Bible
There was a certain man there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
There was a certain man there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
A man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
A man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
Legacy Standard Bible
And a man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
And a man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
Berean Standard Bible
One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
Contemporary English Version
Beside the pool was a man who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
Beside the pool was a man who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
Complete Jewish Bible
One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
Darby Translation
But there was a certain man there who had been suffering under his infirmity thirty and eight years.
But there was a certain man there who had been suffering under his infirmity thirty and eight years.
Easy-to-Read Version
One of the men lying there had been sick for 38 years.
One of the men lying there had been sick for 38 years.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And a certaine man was there, which had bene diseased eight and thirtie yeeres.
And a certaine man was there, which had bene diseased eight and thirtie yeeres.
George Lamsa Translation
A man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
A man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
Good News Translation
A man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
A man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
Literal Translation
But a certain man was there, being in infirmity thirty eight years.
But a certain man was there, being in infirmity thirty eight years.
American Standard Version
And a certain man was there, who had been thirty and eight years in his infirmity.
And a certain man was there, who had been thirty and eight years in his infirmity.
Bible in Basic English
One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
Hebrew Names Version
A certain man was there, who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
A certain man was there, who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
International Standard Version
One particular man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
One particular man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
Etheridge Translation
But a certain man was there who for thirtyand-eight years had been in a disease.
But a certain man was there who for thirtyand-eight years had been in a disease.
Murdock Translation
And a certain man was there, who had been diseased thirty and eight years.
And a certain man was there, who had been diseased thirty and eight years.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And a certaine man was there, which had ben diseased thirtie & eyght yeres.
And a certaine man was there, which had ben diseased thirtie & eyght yeres.
English Revised Version
And a certain man was there, which had been thirty and eight years in his infirmity.
And a certain man was there, which had been thirty and eight years in his infirmity.
World English Bible
A certain man was there, who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
A certain man was there, who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And a certain man was there, who had been diseased eight and thirty years.
And a certain man was there, who had been diseased eight and thirty years.
Weymouth's New Testament
And there was one man there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
And there was one man there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And a man was there, hauynge eiyte and thritti yeer in his sikenesse.
And a man was there, hauynge eiyte and thritti yeer in his sikenesse.
Update Bible Version
And a certain man was there, who had been thirty and eight years in his infirmity.
And a certain man was there, who had been thirty and eight years in his infirmity.
Webster's Bible Translation
And a certain man was there, who had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
And a certain man was there, who had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
New English Translation
Now a man was there who had been disabled for thirty-eight years.
Now a man was there who had been disabled for thirty-eight years.
New King James Version
Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.
Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.
New Living Translation
One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years.
One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years.
New Life Bible
A man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
A man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
New Revised Standard
One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And there was a certain man there, who, for thirty-eight years, had continued in his sickness.
And there was a certain man there, who, for thirty-eight years, had continued in his sickness.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And there was a certain man there that had been eight and thirty years under his infirmity.
And there was a certain man there that had been eight and thirty years under his infirmity.
Revised Standard Version
One man was there, who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
One man was there, who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And a certayne ma was theare which had bene diseased .xxxviii. yeares
And a certayne ma was theare which had bene diseased .xxxviii. yeares
Young's Literal Translation
and there was a certain man there being in ailment thirty and eight years,
and there was a certain man there being in ailment thirty and eight years,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And there was a man, which had lyen sicke eight and thirtie yeares.
And there was a man, which had lyen sicke eight and thirtie yeares.
Mace New Testament (1729)
now a certain man was there, who had been sick eight and thirty years.
now a certain man was there, who had been sick eight and thirty years.
Simplified Cowboy Version
One man had been lying there sick for thirty-eight years.
One man had been lying there sick for thirty-eight years.
Contextual Overview
1 After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool called in Aramaic Bethzatha, which has five porticoes. 3 In these were lying a large number of those who were sick, blind, lame, paralyzed. And a certain man was there who had been thirty-eight years in his sickness. Jesus, when he saw this one lying there and knew that he had been sick a long time already, said to him, "Do you want to become well?" The one who was sick answered him, "Sir, I do not have anyone that, whenever the water is stirred up, could put me into the pool. But while I am coming, another goes down before me." Jesus said to him, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk!" And immediately the man became well and picked up his mat and began to walk. (Now it was the Sabbath on that day.) So the Jews were saying to the one who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath, and it is not permitted for you to pick up the mat!" But he answered them, "The one who made me well—that one said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk!'" So they asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick up your mat and walk?'" But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn while a crowd was in the place. After these things Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, "Look, you have become well! Sin no longer, lest something worse happen to you." The man went and reported to the Jews that Jesus was the one who made him well. And on account of this the Jews began to persecute Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. But he answered them, "My Father is working until now, and I am working." So on account of this the Jews were seeking even more to kill him, because he not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God his own Father, thus making himself equal with God. So Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly, truly I say to you, the Son can do nothing from himself except what he sees the Father doing. For whatever that one does, these things also the Son does likewise. For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything that he himself is doing. And greater works than these he will show him, so that you will be astonished. For just as the Father raises the dead and makes them alive, thus also the Son makes alive whomever he wishes. For the Father does not judge anyone, but he has given all judgment to the Son, in order that all people will honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. Truly, truly I say to you that the one who hears my word and who believes the one who sent me has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. "Truly, truly I say to you, that an hour is coming—and now is here—when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and the ones who hear will live. For just as the Father has life in himself, thus also he has granted to the Son to have life in himself. And he has granted him authority to carry out judgment, because he is the Son of Man. "Do not be astonished at this, because an hour is coming in which all those in the tombs will hear his voice and they will come out—those who have done good things to a resurrection of life, but those who have practiced evil things to a resurrection of judgment. I am able to do nothing from myself. Just as I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will, but the will of the one who sent me. "If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true. There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony which he testifies about me is true. You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth. (And I do not receive testimony from people, but I say these things in order that you may be saved.) That one was the lamp which was burning and shining, and you wanted to rejoice for an hour in his light. "But I have a testimony greater than John's, for the works which the Father has given to me that I should complete them—the very works which I am doing—these testify about me, that the Father has sent me. And the Father who sent me, that one has testified about me. You have neither heard his voice at any time nor seen his form. And you do not have his word residing in yourselves, because the one whom that one sent, in this one you do not believe. You search the scriptures because you think that you have eternal life in them, and it is these that testify about me. 4 And you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life. "I do not accept glory from people, but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves. I have come in my Father's name, and you do not accept me. If another should come in his own name, you would accept that one! How are you able to believe, if you accept glory from one another, and do not seek the glory which is from the only God? Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father! The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have put your hope! For if you had believed Moses, you would believe me, for that one wrote about me. But if you do not believe that one's writings, how will you believe my words?" 5 And a certain man was there who had been thirty-eight years in his sickness. 6 Jesus, when he saw this one lying there and knew that he had been sick a long time already, said to him, "Do you want to become well?" 7 The one who was sick answered him, "Sir, I do not have anyone that, whenever the water is stirred up, could put me into the pool. But while I am coming, another goes down before me." 8 Jesus said to him, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk!" 9 And immediately the man became well and picked up his mat and began to walk. (Now it was the Sabbath on that day.) 10 So the Jews were saying to the one who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath, and it is not permitted for you to pick up the mat!"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
thirty: John 5:14, John 9:1, John 9:21, Mark 9:21, Luke 8:43, Luke 13:16, Acts 3:2, Acts 4:22, Acts 9:33, Acts 14:8
Reciprocal: Job 13:26 - makest Psalms 25:7 - the sins Mark 5:25 - twelve Luke 5:18 - General Luke 13:11 - eighteen
Cross-References
Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your brow you shall eat bread, until your return to the ground. For from it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
By the sweat of your brow you shall eat bread, until your return to the ground. For from it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
Genesis 5:7
And after Seth had fathered Enosh he lived eight hundred and seven years, and fathered sons and daughters.
And after Seth had fathered Enosh he lived eight hundred and seven years, and fathered sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:8
And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.
And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died.
Genesis 5:10
And after Enosh fathered Kenan he lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and fathered sons and daughters.
And after Enosh fathered Kenan he lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and fathered sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:11
And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years, and he died.
And all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years, and he died.
Genesis 5:12
When Kenan had lived seventy years, he fathered Mahalalel.
When Kenan had lived seventy years, he fathered Mahalalel.
Genesis 5:14
And all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.
And all the days of Kenan were nine hundred and ten years, and he died.
Genesis 5:21
When Enoch had lived sixty-five years, he fathered Methuselah.
When Enoch had lived sixty-five years, he fathered Methuselah.
Genesis 5:22
And Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah three hundred years, and fathered sons and daughters.
And Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah three hundred years, and fathered sons and daughters.
Genesis 5:32
When Noah was five hundred years old, Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
When Noah was five hundred years old, Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And a certain man was there,.... At Bethesda's pool, in one of the five porches, or cloisters, that belonged to it:
which had an infirmity thirty and eight years; what his infirmity was, is not said; he was one of the weak, or impotent folk, for so he is called, John 5:7. Some think his distemper was the palsy, and though he had had this infirmity so many years, it is not certain that he had waited so long in this place for a cure; though it may be, for that he had attended some time, is clear from John 5:7. Nor indeed can it be known how long there had been such a preternatural motion in this pool, and such a miraculous virtue in the water; some have thought, that it began at the repairing of the sheep gate by Eliashib, in Nehemiah's time; so Tremellius and Junius, on Nehemiah 3:1; and others have thought, that it had been some few years before the birth of Christ, and about the time that this man was first taken with his disorder. Tertullian says u, that there was in Judea a medicinal lake, before Christ's time; and that the pool of Bethsaida (it should be Bethesda) was useful in curing the diseases of the Israelites; but ceased from yielding any benefit, when the name of the Lord was blasphemed by them, through their rage and fury, and continuance in it w; but in what year it began, and the precise time it ceased, he says not. The Persic version here adds, "and was reduced to such a state that he could not move".
u De Anima, c. 50. w Adv. Judaeos, c. 13.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
An infirmity - A weakness. We know not what his disease was. We know only that it disabled him from walking, and that it was of very long standing. It was doubtless regarded as incurable.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse John 5:5. Had an infirmity thirty and eight years. — St. Chrysostom conjectured that blindness was the infirmity of this person: what it was, the inspired writer does not say - probably it was a palsy: his case was deplorable - he was not able to go into the pool himself, and he had no one to help him; so that poverty and disease were here connected. The length of the time he had been afflicted makes the miracle of his cure the greater. There could have been no collusion in this case: as his affliction had lasted thirty-eight years, it must have been known to multitudes; therefore he could not be a person prepared for the occasion. All Christ's miracles have been wrought in such a way, and on such persons and occasions, as absolutely to preclude all possibility of the suspicion of imposture.
