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John 5:2

“Now in Jerusalem, by the Sheep Gate, there is a pool, the one called in Hebrew Bethesda, which has five colonnades.”

John 5:2 · direct translation from the Greek
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Theme · Nehemiah 3:1

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Nehemiah 3:1 names the Sheep Gate, rebuilt by the priests; beside it, according to John 5:2, was the pool of Bethesda.

The same term appears in both passages.

  • προβατικῇprobatikēiG4262צֹּאןtsonH6629“of the sheep”

John 5:2, word by word

JerusalemἹεροσολύμοιςHierosolymois

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “Hierosolymois” appears
the Sheepπροβατικῇprobatikēi

of sheep

Of sheep; "the Sheep Gate", one of the gates of Jerusalem, north of the temple.

Where else “probatikēi” appears
there isἔστινestin

there is

Something exists somewhere, or happens.

Where else “estin” appears
a poolκολυμβήθραkolymbēthra

pool

Pool; a large basin of water one can go into.

Where else “kolymbēthra” appears
calledἐπιλεγομένηepilegomenē

be called

To go by a certain name.

Where else “epilegomenē” appears
in HebrewἙβραϊστὶHebraisti

in Hebrew

In Hebrew; in the New Testament it can also mean Aramaic, the language the Jews of that time spoke.

Where else “Hebraisti” appears
BethesdaΒηθεσδάBēthesda

Bethesda

Bethesda, a pool in Jerusalem with five porches, beside the Sheep Gate.

Where else “Bēthesda” appears
which hasἔχουσαechousa

have

To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.

Where else “echousa” appears
fiveπέντεpente

five

Five.

Where else “pente” appears
colonnadesστοὰςstoas

porch, colonnade

Porch, colonnade: a roofed walkway open on one side and supported by columns.

Where else “stoas” appears

Translation note

“Sheep Gate”: the Greek says only “the sheep [one]”; it can be understood as the gate of that name (Nehemiah 3:1). The Greek text we follow calls the pool Bethesda; other editions, Bethzatha.

Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.

  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

1After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

2 · This verse (above)

3In these lay a multitude of the sick: blind, lame, withered.

Read all of John 5

To study John 5 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    What does Jesus ask the man who had been ill for thirty-eight years, and what does he tell him to do? What problem do the Jews see? (vv. 5-16)

  2. 2. What it means

    Jesus says the works he does bear witness about him (v. 36). What other witnesses does he mention in this chapter? (vv. 31-47)

  3. 3. How I live it

    Jesus asked the sick man, “Do you want to get well?” (v. 6). What change would you like to ask God for in your life today?

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