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John 5:9 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath. "
John 5:9
Verse in Context
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The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
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John 5:1
"After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem."
John 5:2
"Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches."
John 5:3
"In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water."
John 5:4
"For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had."
John 5:5
"And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years."
John 5:6
"When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?"
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