2There is at Ierusalem, by the slaughterhouse a pool called in the Hebrew tongue, bethesda, having five porches, 3in them lay a great multitude of sick folk, of blind, halt, and withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 4For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool and stirred the water. Whosoever then first after the stirring of the water stepped in, was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. 5And a certain man was there, which had been diseased xxxviij. years. 6When Iesus saw him lie, and knew that he now long time had been diseased, he said unto him, Wilt thou be whole? 7The sick answered him: Sir I have no man when the water is moved, to put me into the pool. But in the mean time, while I am about to come, another steppeth down before me. 8Iesus said unto him: rise, take up thy bed, and walk. 9And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and went. And the same day was the saboth day. 10The iewes therefore said unto him that was made whole: It is the saboth day, it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed. 11He answered them: he that made me whole, said unto me: Take up thy bed, and get thee hence. 12Then asked they him: what man is that which said unto thee, take up thy bed and walk? 13And he that was healed, wist not who it was. For Iesus had gotten himself away, because that there was press of people in the place. 14After that, Iesus found him in the temple, and said unto him: Behold thou art made whole, see thou sin no more, lest a worse thing happen unto thee. 15The man departed, and told the iewes that it was Iesus, the which had made him whole. 16And therefore the iewes did persecute Iesus, and sought the means to slay him, because he had done these things on the saboth day. 17Iesus answered them: My father worketh hitherto, and I work.

18Therefore the iewes sought the more to kill him, not only because he had broken the saboth: but said also that God was his father and made himself equal with God.

19Then answered Iesus and said unto them: verily, verily, I say unto you: the son can do no thing of himself: but that he seeth the father do. For whatsoever he doeth, that doeth the son also. 20For the father loveth the son, and sheweth him all things, whatsoever he himself doeth. And he will shew him greater works than these, because ye should marvel. 21For likewise as the father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them, even so the son quickeneth whom he will. 22Neither judgeth the father any man: but hath committed all judgement unto the son, 23because that all men should honour the son, even as they honour the father. He that honoureth not the son, the same honoureth not the father which hath sent him.

24Verily verily I say unto you: He that heareth my words, And believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into damnation: but is scaped from death unto life.

25Verily, verily I say unto you: the time shall come, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the son of God. And they that hear, shall live. 26For as the father hath life in himself, so likewise hath he given to the son to have life in himself. 27And hath given him power also to judge in that he is the son of man. 28Marvel not at this, that the hour shall come, in the which all that are in the graves, shall hear his voice, 29and shall come forth, they that have done good unto the resurrection of life. And they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

30I can of mine own self do nothing at all. As I hear I judge, and my judgement is just, because I seek not mine own will: But the will of the father which hath sent me.

31If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. 32There is another that beareth witness of me. And I am sure that the witness which he beareth of me is true.

33Ye sent unto Ihon, and he bare witness unto the truth: 34but I receive no record of man. Nevertheless, these things I say, that ye might be safe. 35He was a burning, and a shining light, and ye would for a season have rejoiced in his light.

36But I have greater witness, than the witness of Ihon. For the works which my father hath given me to finish: the same works which I do, bear witness of me, that my father sent me.

37And my father himself, which hath sent me, beareth witness of me. Ye have not heard his voice at any time, Nor yet have seen his shape. 38And his words have ye not abiding in you: For ye believe not him whom he hath sent.

39Search the scriptures, for in them, ye think ye have eternal life: And they are they which testify of me. 40And yet will ye not come to me that ye might have life. 41I receive not praise of men: 42But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. 43I am come in my father's name, and ye receive me not. If another shall come in his own name, him will ye receive. 44How can ye believe, which receive praise one of another, and seek not the praise which cometh of God only? 45Suppose not, that I will accuse you to my father. There is one that accuseth you, verily Moses in whom ye trust. 46For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: For he wrote of me. 47But when ye believe not his writing: how shall ye believe my words.