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John 5:3–5

In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and qparalyzed.3 One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.

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John 5:3–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.

John 5:3–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 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. And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.

John 5:3–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches. One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years.

John 5:3–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.

John 5:3–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

Many sick people were lying on the porches beside the pool. Some were blind, some were crippled, and some were paralyzed, and they waited for the water to move. Sometimes an angel of the Lord came down to the pool and stirred up the water. After the angel did this, the first person to go into the pool was healed from any sickness he had. A man was lying there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.

John 5:3–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

In these lay a multitude of them that were sick, blind, halt, withered. for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the waters stepped in was made whole, with whatsoever disease he was holden. And a certain man was there, who had been thirty and eight years in his infirmity.

John 5:3–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

In these lay a multitude of sick, blind, lame, withered, (awaiting the moving of the water. For an angel descended at a certain season in the pool and troubled the water. Whoever therefore first went in after the troubling of the water became well, whatever disease he laboured under.) But there was a certain man there who had been suffering under his infirmity thirty and eight years.

John 5:3–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Under these porches a large number of sick people—people who were blind, lame, or paralyzed—used to lie.One man, who had been sick for 38 years, was lying there.

John 5:3–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Within these lay a large number of the sick—blind, lame, and paralyzed [—waiting for the moving of the water, because an angel would go down into the pool from time to time and stir up the water. Then the first one who got in after the water was stirred up recovered from whatever ailment he had].

One man was there who had been sick for 38 years.

John 5:3–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

In these lay many invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.

John 5:3–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

In these were lying a large number of those who were sick, blind, lame, paralyzed. And a certain man was there who had been thirty-eight years in his sickness.

John 5:3–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Here a great number of disabled people used to lie down. Among them were those who were blind, those who could not walk, and those who could hardly move.

One person who was there had been disabled for 38 years.

John 5:3–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, waiting for the moving of the waters;

for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted.

A man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.


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