John 5

¹After these things there was a festival day of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

²And there is at Jerusalem upon Probatica a pond which in Hebrew is surnamed Bethsaida, having five porches.

³In these lay a great multitude of sick persons, of blind, lame, withered, expecting the stirring of the water.

⁴And an Angel of our Lord descended at a certain time into the pond; and the water was stirred. And he that had gone down first into the pond after the stirring of the water, was made whole of whatsoever infirmity he was holden.

⁵And there was a certain man there that had been eight and thirty years in his infirmity.

⁶Him when Jesus had seen lying, & knew that he had now a long time, he saith to him: Wilt thou be made whole?

⁷The sick man answered him: Lord, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pond. For whiles I come, another goeth down before me.

⁸Jesus saith to him: Arise, take up thy bed, and walk.

⁹And forthwith he was made whole: and he took up his bed, and walked. And it was the Sabboth that day.

¹⁰The Jews therefore said to him that was healed: It is the Sabboth, thou mayst not take up thy bed.

¹¹He answered them: He that made me whole, he said to me, take up thy bed, and walk.

¹²They asked him therefore, what is that man that said to thee, take up thy bed, and walk?

¹³But he that was made whole, knew not who it was. For Jesus shrunk aside from the multitude standing in the place.

¹⁴Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, & said to him: Behold thou art made whole; sin no more, lest some worse thing chance to thee.

¹⁵That man went his way, and told the Jews that it was Jesus that made him whole.

¹⁶Thereupon the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the Sabboth.

¹⁷But Jesus answered them: My Father worketh until now; and I do work.

¹⁸Thereupon therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him: because he did not only break the Sabboth, but also he said God was his Father, making himself equal to God.

¹⁹Jesus therefore answered, and said to them: Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do any thing of himself, but that which he seeth the Father doing. For what things soever he doeth, these the Son also doeth in like manner.

²⁰For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth, and greater works than these will he shew him, that you may marvel.

²¹For as the Father doth raise the dead and quickeneth: so the Son also quickeneth whom he will.

²²For neither doth the Father judge any man: but all judgement he hath given to the Son,

²³that all may honour the Son, as they do honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son, doth not honour the Father, who sent him.

²⁴Amen, amen I say to you, that he which heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath life everlasting: and he cometh not into judgement, but shall pass from death into life.

²⁵Amen, amen I say to you, that the hour cometh, and now it is when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that have heard, shall live.

²⁶For as the Father hath life in himself; so he hath given to the Son also to have life in himself:

²⁷and he hath given him power to do judgement also because he is the Son of man.

²⁸Marvel not at this, because the hour cometh wherein all that are in the graves, shall hear his voice,

²⁹and they that have done good things, shall come forth into the resurrection of life: but they that have done evil into the resurrection of judgement.

³⁰I cannot of myself do any thing. As I hear, so I judge: and my judgement is just, because I seek not my will, but the will of him that sent me.

³¹If I give testimony of myself, my testimony is not true.

³²There is another that giveth testimony of me: and I know that the testimony is true which he giveth of me.

³³You sent to John; and he gave testimony to the truth,

³⁴But I receive not testimony of man: but I say these things that you may be saved.

³⁵He was the lamp burning and shining. And you would for a time rejoice in his light.

³⁶But I have a greater testimony than John. For the works which the Father hath given me to perfit them: the very works themselves which I do, give testimony of me, that the Father hath sent me.

³⁷And the Father that sent me, himself hath given testimony of me: neither have you heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape,

³⁸and his word you have not remaining in you: because whom he hath sent, him you believe not.

³⁹Search the scriptures, for you think in them to have life everlasting: & the same are they that give testimony of me:

⁴⁰and you will not come to me that you may have life.

⁴¹Glory of men I receive not.

⁴²But I have known you, that the love of God you have not in you.

⁴³I am come in the name of my Father, and you receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him you will receive.

⁴⁴How can you believe, that receive glory one of another: and the glory which is of God only, you seek not?

⁴⁵Think not that I will accuse you to the Father. There is that accuseth you, Moyses, in whom you trust.

⁴⁶For if you did believe Moyses: you would perhaps believe me also. For of me he hath written.

⁴⁷And if you do not believe his writings: how will you believe my words.