John 5:4
Study it in the app“For an angel of the Lord went down from time to time into the pool and stirred up the water; and whoever stepped in first after the stirring of the water was made well of whatever disease he had.”
Translation note· on the manuscripts
This verse is not in the oldest manuscripts nor in the Greek text we follow; many others have it. Compare 5:7.
The context
3In these lay a multitude of the sick: blind, lame, withered.
4 · This verse (above)
5A certain man was there who had been in his illness thirty-eight years.
To study John 5 in a group
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. 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. 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?