Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

Bible References

I have

Deuteronomy 32:36
The Lord will indeed vindicate His people
and have compassion on His servants
when He sees that their strength is gone
and no one is left—slave or free.
Psalm 72:12
For he will rescue the poor who cry out
and the afflicted who have no helper.
Psalm 142:4
Look to the right and see:
no one stands up for me;
there is no refuge for me;
no one cares about me.
Romans 5:6
For while we were still helpless, at the appointed moment, Christ died for the ungodly.
2 Corinthians 1:8
For we don’t want you to be unaware, brothers, of our affliction that took place in Asia: we were completely overwhelmed—beyond our strength—so that we even despaired of life.

Before

John 5:4
because an angel would go down into the pool from time to time and stir up the water. Then the first one who got in after the water was stirred up recovered from whatever ailment he had].
1 Corinthians 9:24
Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize.

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