John 5:5

Plain English Version

Jesus came to that pool, and there was a man lying there that couldn’t walk. He was crippled like that for 38 years.

Cross References

Mark 9:21

Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has your boy been like this?” The man said, “For a long time, from when he was a little kid.

Luke 13:16

Now look at this woman here. She belongs to Abraham’s family. But 18 years ago, Satan, the boss over the bad spirits, he made her back crooked. It’s like he has kept her tied up with this problem for 18 years. So why can’t I untie her, even on our rest day?”

John 5:14

Later on, Jesus found the man at God’s ceremony house, and he said to him, “Look, you are better now. So stop doing things that God says are wrong, or something worse might happen to you.”

John 5:4

You see, those sick people wanted to get better, and they believed that sometimes one of God’s angel messengers came down and stirred the water in that pool. And they believed that after that, the first person to get into the water got better from any sickness they had.

John 5:6

Jesus saw the man lying there, and he knew that the man was crippled for a very long time. So Jesus asked him, “Do you want to get better?”

John 9:1

As Jesus walked along with his followers, they saw a blind man that was blind all his life, from the time he was born.

Acts 14:8

In Listra there was a man that was crippled. He was born crippled. He never walked in his life.

Acts 9:33

He met a man there called Anias. About 8 years before that time, Anias got crippled. He couldn’t walk, so he always lay on his swag.