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After these things there was [a]a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew [b]Bethesda, having five porches.

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Footnotes

  1. John 5:1 Many ancient authorities read the feast (Compare 2:13?).
  2. John 5:2 Some ancient authorities read Bethsaida, others Bethzatha

The Healing at the Pool

Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate(A) a pool, which in Aramaic(B) is called Bethesda[a] and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades.

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Footnotes

  1. John 5:2 Some manuscripts Bethzatha; other manuscripts Bethsaida