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

2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the place pertaining to sheep, a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches.

3 In these lay a great multitude of those who are feeble, blind, lame, withered, waiting for the movement of the water.

4 For a heavenly agent went down at a certain time into the pool, and agitated the water. Therefore the first man who stepped in after the agitation of the water became well from whatever affliction he had.

5 And a certain man was there who was thirty-eight years in the weakness.

6 When Jesus saw this man laying down, and knew that he fares now a long time, he says to him, Do thou desire to become well?

7 The infirmed man answered him, Sir, I have no man so that when the water is agitated he might put me into the pool, but while I am coming another steps down before me.

8 Jesus says to him, Arise, take up thy bed and walk.

9 And straightaway the man became well, and took up his bed and walked. Now it was Sabbath on that day.