Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 5

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John 5 . 1 , Jesus on the sabbath day cures him that was diseased eight and thirty years; John 5 . 10 , The Jews therefore cavil , and persecute him for it; John 5 . 17 , He answers for himself , and reproves them , shewing by the testimony of his Father , John 5 . 31. of John , John 5 . 36. of his works , John 5 . 39. and of the scriptures , who he is.

John 5:1

Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

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John 5:2

Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.

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Bethesda The supposed remains of the pool of Bethesda are situated on the east of Jerusalem , contiguous on one side to St. Stephen's gate , and on the other to the area of the temple. Maundrell states that , "it is 120 paces long , and forty broad , and at least eight deep , but void of water. At its west end it discovers some old arches , now damned up. These some will have to be porches , in which sat that multitude of lame , halt , and blind. But it is not likely , for instead of five , there are but three.

John 5:3

On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.

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John 5:4

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whosoever The sanative property of this pool has been supposed by some to have been communicated by the blood of the sacrifices , and others have referred it to the mineral properties of the waters. But .

All which , not being observed in medicinal waters , determine the cures to have been miraculous , as expressly stated in the text.

John 5:5

One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.

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John 5:6

When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, "Do you want to get well?"

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John 5:7

"Sir," the invalid replied, "I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me."

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John 5:8

Then Jesus told him, "Get up, pick up your mat, and walk."

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John 5:9

Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,

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John 5:10

so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, "This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat."

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John 5:11

But he answered, "The man who made me well told me, 'Pick up your mat and walk.'"

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John 5:12

"Who is this man who told you to pick it up and walk?" they asked.

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John 5:13

But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while the crowd was there.

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John 5:14

Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, "See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you."

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John 5:15

And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

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John 5:16

Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.

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John 5:17

But Jesus answered them, "To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working."

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John 5:18

Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

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John 5:19

So Jesus replied, "Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.

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John 5:20

The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.

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John 5:21

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.

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John 5:22

Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,

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John 5:23

so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

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John 5:24

Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.

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John 5:25

Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

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John 5:26

For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.

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John 5:27

And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.

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John 5:28

Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice

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John 5:29

and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

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John 5:30

I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

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John 5:31

If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.

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John 5:32

There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid.

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John 5:33

You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

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John 5:34

Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.

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John 5:35

John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.

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John 5:36

But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

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John 5:37

And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,

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John 5:38

nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.

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John 5:39

You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

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John 5:40

yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.

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John 5:41

I do not accept glory from men,

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John 5:42

but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.

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John 5:43

I have come in My Father's name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.

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John 5:44

How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

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John 5:45

Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.

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John 5:46

If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.

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John 5:47

But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?"

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web17 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions John 5:22-23 → Genesis 18:25, John 5:27 → Daniel 7:13, John 5:29 → Daniel 12:2, John 5:35 → Psalms 132:17, John 5:37 → Exodus 19:3-6, John 5:45-47 → Deuteronomy 31:26-27, John 5:8-9 → Ezekiel 36:25-27
Echoes John 5:3-7 → Leviticus 15:13
Trajectories
Moses (The Prophet Like Unto Me), New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City), Pool of Bethesda (Ineffective Ritual vs Christ's Power), Son of Man (Danielic Figure and Divine Judge), Tree of Life (Eternal Life in Christ)
Chiasms
Shaped John 05:19–30, John 05:24–29, John 05:25–30, John 05:31–47
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