John Chapter 5

John 5

The Second Passover during the 3 1/2 years-ministry of Jesus and the Healing at the pool of Bethesda (Bethzatha) on sabbath day (where healing angel never say a word to the people Mk 8:26) 

1 There will be a feast/holiday of the Jews in the midst of this, and Jesus pgoes up unto Jerusalem.

2. But, there is a bathing-pool in Jerusalem, having upon it, five sheepish galleries/verandahs called Bethesda (house of kindness) in Hebrew (Aramaic tongue).

3. In these (place) are many sick people who are blind, lame and withered, lying down, [expecting water stirring].

4 [for according to a set-time, as Angel descend in to the bathing-pool, to stir the water; then, anyone who step-in first amidst the disturbance, shall become healthy, of whatever disease that continues to hold him down even at the time]

5 So, a certain man has been there for thirty-eight years, who has infirmity in him.

6 and Jesus sees him, lying down, and know that he has held on to it for a long space of time already, and ask him, do you desire to become healthy?

7. The man who was sick answers the Lord, I do not have a man, to at least throw me into the pool; of which as I am going in, whenever the water is stirred; another will go down before me.

8. Jesus tells him, arise, lift up your mattress, and walk. 

9. And the man immediately become healthy, and take up his mattress, and walks around. However, that day was a Sabbath day.

10. Therefore, the Jews say to the one ministered healing to; it is not right/lawful for you, to lift up your mattress on the sabbath day. 

11. To whom also he answers, the One who made me healthy, the Same Man told me, lift-up your mattress and walk.

12. Then, they interrogated him, who is the man, that told you to lift up (mattress) and walk?

13. But, the one who was healed did not know who He is, because Jesus slip/set off into the crowd who were in the place.

14. In the midst of this, Jesus finds him in the temple, and tells him, behold, you have become healthy, do not sin any longer, at least, for something worse  not to happens to you.

15 And the man went away and announce (in detail) to the Jews, that, it is Jesus, who made Him well.

16. And because of this, the Jews persecute Jesus, for, this thing was done on the Sabbath day.

Jesus teaches the people concerning the supremacy of the FATHER God to His mission and ours

17. Moreover, Jesus answers them, My FATHER is working till now, so even I will be working. 

18 therefore by this reason, the Jews seek the more to kill Him. For, He has not only broken the Sabbath, but also called God His own FATHER, and doing things of God's equal by Himself.

19. Therefore, Jesus answered and told them, So be it, Amen, I tell you, the Son can not do anything from Himself, provided He has not looked at the things the FATHER is doing; for, whatever possibly The SAME (FATHER ) does, these are the things even the Son is similarly doing.

20. For, the FATHER likes (philie) the Son and shows Him all things which He has  done; and the Same (FATHER) will show Him, a great work, at least, for you to wonder.

21. No doubt, just as the FATHER raises up and revitalize (make alive) the dead, even the Son likewise will revitalize (make to live) whoever desires.

22. For, the FATHER does not even judge anyone, but has given the judgment of everybody to the Son.

23. At least, for all the people to honour the Son, just as the FATHER is honored. Those who do not honor the Son, do not honour the FATHER, Who sent Him.

Eternal Life or Judgment; the choice is yours

24 So be it, Amen, I tell you, that those who hear My words, and have Faith, have Eternal Life, and will not come into judgment of the ONE WHO sent Me, but have passed from death unto Life.

25 So be it, I tell you, and so shall it ve, that the hour is coming, and it is now, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who had listened shall live.

26. Because, just as the FATHER has Life in HIMSELF, likewise even the Son is given to have Life in Himself.

27 And He is given the authority to execute judgment on men, because , He is the Son.

28. Do not be marvelled at this, for the hour is coming, in which, everybody who is in the graves will hear the voice of the Same (Son),

29 and they will proceed out. Those who have done good things, unto Zoe-Life by resurrection; and those who have (habitually) practised vicious things, unto judgment by resurrection.

30. I can not do anything out of Myself. I wll judge, just as I have heard; and My judgment will be righteous/fair. For, I do not seek My desire, but the desire of the ONE WHO sent Me.

Jesus pointed at three out of five evidences that confirm His assignment: if His own testimony and that of John the baptizer is refuted, the Miracles, the voice of the Father-God and the Scriptures must not be doubted.

31. In case  I bear witness about Myself, My testimony will not be true.

32. There is another who bear witness about Me, and I know that the testimony which He testified about Me was true.

33. You have sent towards John (the baptizer), and he testified to the truth,

34. However, you did not receive My testimony from the man, but he had said those things, at least for you to be saved.

35 the same (John) has been a lamp, kindled to shine; and you desire to jump for joy toward an hour in his light.

36. But, I have the greatest testimony over (that of) John. For the works which the FATHER has given Me, at least to complete them, that same works which I am doing, testified about Me, that the FATHER has sent me.

37. And the Same FATHER, Who sent Me, has testified about Me, Whom you have neither heard HIS voice, nor see HIS shape/fashion at any time before. 

(this is shocking: God is Invisible, so, Adam was never created in the image/shape of God; Adam was created in the image of Angelic Elohim in Genesis 1) 

38. And you do not have HIS words abiding in you, because, you do not believe the One, Whom HE has sent. 

39. You think by searching the scriptures, you will have Eternal Life, for in it, are those ones who testified about Me;

40. But, you did not determine to come towards Me, at least, to have zoe-Life.

41. No man will take/receive the glory. 

42. But, I absolutely know you, that you do not have the selfless-Love of God in yourselves.

43. I have come in the Name (authority) of My FATHER, and you do not receive Me; in case, another man comes in his own name, you will receive that one.

44. How can you have faith, by receiving glory from one another, and never seek the glory from God alone?

45. Do not think that I will blame/accuse you towards the FATHER. Moses, in whom you have hope/confide was the one who had blamed/accuse you. (Ex 32:9, Deut 9:6)

46 for, if you had believed Moses, you would have possibly believed Me; because, the same Moses wrote concerning Me (Deut 18:15).

47 So, if you had not believed his writings, how will you believe My words?