John 5:1-3

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Jesus Heals a Man at a Pool

5 ·Later [^LAfter these things] Jesus went [^Lup] to Jerusalem for a ·special feast [^Lfeast/festival of the Jews]. ² In Jerusalem there is a pool with five covered porches, which is called Bethesda^[a] [^Ca pool of water north of the temple thought to have curative powers] in the Hebrew language [^Creferring to Aramaic, the native language of the Jews at the time]. This pool is near the Sheep Gate. ³ Many sick people were lying on the porches beside the pool. Some were blind, some were crippled, and some were paralyzed |, and they waited for the water to move.