John 5:2-9
Read John 5 in full →2Now there is in Jerusalem by athe sheep gate a pool, which is called bin 1Hebrew 2Bethesda, having five porticoes. 3In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, 1[waiting for the moving of the waters; 4for 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 sickness with which he was afflicted.] 5And a man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years. 6When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been sick a long time, He *said to him, “Do you wish to get well?” 7The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when athe water is stirred up, but while I am coming, another steps down before me.” 8Jesus *said to him, “aGet up, pick up your mat and walk.” 9And immediately the man became well, and picked up his mat and began to walk. aNow it was the Sabbath on that day.