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John 5:3–4

3 In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, [1waiting for the moving of the waters;

4 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.]

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John 5:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)

Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed.

John 5:3–4 — English Standard Version (ESV)

In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed.

John 5:3–4 — 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.

John 5:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches.

John 5:3–4 — 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.

John 5:3–4 — 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.

John 5:3–4 — 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.

John 5:3–4 — 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.)

John 5:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Under these porches a large number of sick people—people who were blind, lame, or paralyzed—used to lie.

John 5:3–4 — 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].

John 5:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

In these lay many invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed.

John 5:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

In these were lying a large number of those who were sick, blind, lame, paralyzed.

John 5:3–4 — 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.


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