John 5:3
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New International Version (©1984)
Here a great number of disabled people used to lie--the blind, the lame, the paralyzed.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, waiting for the moving of the waters;

International Standard Version (©2008)
and under these a large number of sick people were lying-blind, lame, or paralyzed-waiting for the movement of the water.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Under these porches a large number of sick people-people who were blind, lame, or paralyzed-used to lie.

King James Bible
In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

American King James Version
In these lay a great multitude of weak folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

American Standard Version
In these lay a multitude of them that were sick, blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

Bible in Basic English
In these doorways there were a great number of people with different diseases: some unable to see, some without the power of walking, some with wasted bodies.

Douay-Rheims Bible
In these lay a great multitude of sick, of blind, of lame, of withered; waiting for the moving of the water.

Darby Bible Translation
In these lay a multitude of sick, blind, lame, withered, awaiting the moving of the water.

English Revised Version
In these lay a multitude of them that were sick, blind, halt, withered.

Webster's Bible Translation
In these lay a great multitude of impotent persons, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

Weymouth New Testament
In these there used to lie a great number of sick persons, and of people who were blind or lame or paralyzed.

World English Bible
In these lay a great multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, or paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water;

Young's Literal Translation
in these were lying a great multitude of the ailing, blind, lame, withered, waiting for the moving of the water,

Geneva Study Bible

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

People's New Testament

5:3,4 In these lay a great multitude. All that follows the word withered in the third verse and all the fourth are wanting in the best MSS, and are evidently an interpolation.

Scofield Reference Notes

Margin waiting for

The Sinai MS. omits "waiting for the moving of the water." and all of Jn 5:4.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

3. impotent-infirm.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

5:1-9 We are all by nature impotent folk in spiritual things, blind, halt, and withered; but full provision is made for our cure, if we attend to it. An angel went down, and troubled the water; and what disease soever it was, this water cured it, but only he that first stepped in had benefit. This teaches us to be careful, that we let not a season slip which may never return. The man had lost the use of his limbs thirty-eight years. Shall we, who perhaps for many years have scarcely known what it has been to be a day sick, complain of one wearisome night, when many others, better than we, have scarcely known what it has been to be a day well? Christ singled this one out from the rest. Those long in affliction, may comfort themselves that God keeps account how long. Observe, this man speaks of the unkindness of those about him, without any peevish reflections. As we should be thankful, so we should be patient. Our Lord Jesus cures him, though he neither asked nor thought of it. Arise, and walk. God's command, Turn and live; Make ye a new heart; no more supposes power in us without the grace of God, his distinguishing grace, than this command supposed such power in the impotent man: it was by the power of Christ, and he must have all the glory. What a joyful surprise to the poor cripple, to find himself of a sudden so easy, so strong, so able to help himself! The proof of spiritual cure, is our rising and walking. Has Christ healed our spiritual diseases, let us go wherever he sends us, and take up whatever he lays upon us; and walk before him.


John 5:2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticoes.
John 5:4 for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted. (NASB ©1995)

Ailing Awaiting Blind Bodies Different Disabled Diseases Doorways Folk Great Halt Impotent Lay Moving Multitude Paralyzed Persons Power Sick Unable Used Waiting Walking Wasted Water Waters Withered


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

of blind. Mt 15:30 Lu 7:22

withered. 1Ki 13:4 Zec 11:17 Mr 3:1-4

waiting. Pr 8:34 La 3:26 Ro 8:25 Jas 5:7

Bible Gateway: John Chapter 5 Verse 3 NIV ESV NKJV NLT KJV Message Amplified

Alphabetical: a and blind disabled for great Here In lame lay lie moving multitude number of paralyzed people sick the these those to used waiting waters were who withered

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