John 5:3 - Easy To Read Version

³ Many sick people were lying on the porches \{beside the pool\}. Some of the people were blind, some were crippled, and some were paralyzed. {\cf2\super [75]}

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ In these lay a great number of sick folk–some blind, some crippled, and some paralyzed (shriveled up)–waiting for the bubbling up of the water.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ In these lay a multitude of them that were sick, blind, halt, withered.

Common English Bible

³ and a crowd of people who were sick, blind, lame, and paralyzed sat there.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ Along these lay a great multitude of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the withered, waiting for the movement of the water.

John 5:3 Cross References

1 Kings 13:4

King Jeroboam heard the message from the man of God [162] about the altar in Bethel. He took his hand off of the altar and pointed at the man. He said, “Arrest that man!” But when the king said this, his arm became paralyzed. He could not move it.

Proverbs 8:34

The person who listens to me\par will be happy.\par He watches every day at my doors.\par He waits at my doorway.\par

Lamentations 3:26

It is good for a person to wait quietly\par for the Lord to save him.\par

Zechariah 11:17

Oh my worthless shepherd.\par You abandoned my sheep.\par Punish him!\par Hit his right arm and right eye\par with a sword.\par His right arm will be useless.\par His right eye will be blind.\par

Matthew 15:30

Many, many people came to Jesus. These people brought many other sick people and put the sick people before Jesus. There were people that could not walk, blind people, crippled people, deaf people, and many others. Jesus healed all these people.

Matthew 4:24

The news about Jesus spread all over Syria. And people brought all the sick people to Jesus. These sick people were suffering from different kinds of diseases and pain. Some people were suffering with very bad pain, some people had demons {\cf2\super [55]} inside them, some people were epileptics, {\cf2\super [56]} and some people were paralyzed (crippled). Jesus healed all these people.

Luke 7:22

Then Jesus said to John’s followers, “Go tell John the things that you saw and heard here. Blind people are healed and can see. Crippled people are healed and can walk. People with leprosy {\cf2\super [130]} are healed. Deaf people are healed and can hear. Dead people are given life. And the Good News \{about God’s kingdom\} is given to the poor people.

John 5:2

In Jerusalem there is a pool with five covered porches. In the Jewish language {\cf2\super [73]} it is called Bethzatha. {\cf2\super [74]} This pool is near the Sheep Gate.

John 5:4

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Romans 8:25

But we are hoping for something that we don’t have yet. We are waiting for it patiently.

James 5:7

Brothers and sisters, be patient; the Lord \{Jesus\} will come. So be patient until that time. Farmers are patient. A farmer waits for his valuable crop to grow up from the earth. A farmer waits patiently for his crop to receive the first rain and the last rain. {\cf2\super [26]}