Thematic Bible: Thirty-eight years beside a pool and never a chance to get in
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After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the place pertaining to sheep, a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of those who are feeble, blind, lame, withered, waiting for the movement of the water. read more.
For a heavenly agent went down at a certain time into the pool, and agitated the water. Therefore the first man who stepped in after the agitation of the water became well from whatever affliction he had. And a certain man was there who was thirty-eight years in the weakness. When Jesus saw this man laying down, and knew that he fares now a long time, he says to him, Do thou desire to become well? The infirmed man answered him, Sir, I have no man so that when the water is agitated he might put me into the pool, but while I am coming another steps down before me. Jesus says to him, Arise, take up thy bed and walk. And straightaway the man became well, and took up his bed and walked. Now it was Sabbath on that day.
For a heavenly agent went down at a certain time into the pool, and agitated the water. Therefore the first man who stepped in after the agitation of the water became well from whatever affliction he had. And a certain man was there who was thirty-eight years in the weakness. When Jesus saw this man laying down, and knew that he fares now a long time, he says to him, Do thou desire to become well? The infirmed man answered him, Sir, I have no man so that when the water is agitated he might put me into the pool, but while I am coming another steps down before me. Jesus says to him, Arise, take up thy bed and walk. And straightaway the man became well, and took up his bed and walked. Now it was Sabbath on that day.