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After this there was a feast of the Iewes, and Iesus went vp to Hierusalem.

Now there is at Hierusalem by the sheepe market, a poole, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, hauing fiue porches.

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

For an Angel went downe at a certaine season into the poole, and troubled the water: whosoeuer then first after the troubling of the water stepped in, was made whole of whatsoeuer disease he had.

And a certaine man was there, which had an infirmitie thirtie and eight yeeres.

When Iesus saw him lie, & knew that hee had beene now a long time in that case, he sayth vnto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

The impotent man answered him, Sir, I haue no man when the water is troubled, to put mee into the poole: but while I am comming, another steppeth downe before me.

Iesus sayth vnto him, Rise, take vp thy bed, and walke.

And immediatly the man was made whole, and tooke vp his bed, and walked: And on the same day was the Sabbath.

The Iewes therefore said vnto him that was cured, It is the Sabbath day, it is not lawfull for thee to cary thy bed.

He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said vnto me, Take vp thy bed, and walke.

Then asked they him, What man is that which said vnto thee, Take vp thy bed, and walke?

And he that was healed, wist not who it was: for Iesus had conueyed himselfe away, a multitude being in that place.

Afterward Iesus findeth him in the Temple, & said vnto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sinne no more, lest a worse thing come vnto thee.

The man departed, and tolde the Iewes that it was Iesus which had made him whole.