John 5:7

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The sick man answered, “Sir, there is no one to help me get into the water when it starts moving. I try to be the first one into the water. But when I try, someone else always goes in before I can.”

Cross References

Psalm 72:12

Our king helps the poor who cry out to him— those in need who have no one to help them.

Deuteronomy 32:36

“The Lord will judge his people. They are his servants, and he will show them mercy. He will see that their power is gone. He will see that they are all helpless— the slaves and free people too.

1 Corinthians 9:24

You know that in a race all the runners run, but only one runner gets the prize. So run like that. Run to win!

Psalm 142:4

I look around, and I don’t see anyone I know. I have no place to run. There is no one to save me.

Romans 5:6

Christ died for us when we were unable to help ourselves. We were living against God, but at just the right time Christ died for us.

John 5:3

Many sick people were lying on the porches beside the pool. Some of them were blind, some were crippled, and some were paralyzed.

John 5:2

In Jerusalem there is a pool with five covered porches. In Aramaic it is called Bethzatha. This pool is near the Sheep Gate.

John 5:4

John 5:6

Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been sick for a very long time. So he asked him, “Do you want to be well?”