John 5:4

The Passion Translation

For an angel of God periodically descended into the pool to stir the waters, and the first one who stepped into the pool after the waters swirled would instantly be healed.

Cross References

John 5:3

Hundreds of sick people were lying under the covered porches—the paralyzed, the blind, and the crippled—all of them waiting for their healing.

John 5:5

Among the many sick people lying there was a man who had been disabled for thirty-eight years.

John 5:7

The sick man answered, “Sir, there’s no way I can get healed, for I have no one to lower me into the water when the angel comes. As soon as I try to crawl to the edge of the pool, someone else jumps in ahead of me.”

Psalm 119:60

I give my all to follow your revelation-light; I will not delay to obey.

Proverbs 6:4

Don’t put it off, and don’t rest until you get it done.

Proverbs 8:17

I will show my love to those who passionately love me. For they will search and search continually until they find me.

Ezekiel 47:8

He said, “This water flows east, down to the Jordan Valley and to the Dead Sea. As it flows into the stagnant waters, that water becomes fresh water.

Matthew 6:33

“So above all, constantly seek God’s kingdom and his righteousness, then all these less important things will be given to you abundantly.

Matthew 11:12

From the moment John stepped onto the scene until now, the realm of heaven’s kingdom is bursting forth, and passionate people have taken hold of its power.

Luke 13:24

“There is a great cost for anyone to enter through the narrow doorway into God’s kingdom. I tell you, many will want to enter but won’t be able to.

Luke 16:16

The law of Moses and the revelation of the prophets have prepared you for the arrival of the kingdom announced by John. Since that time, the wonderful news of God’s kingdom is being preached, and people’s hearts burn with extreme passion to receive it.

1 Corinthians 6:11

It’s true that some of you once lived in those lifestyles, but now you have been purified from sin, made holy, and given a perfect standing before God—all because of the power of the name of the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, and through our union with the Spirit of our God.

1 John 1:7

But if we keep living in the pure light that surrounds him, we share unbroken fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, continually cleanses us from all sin.