John 5:2-3

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²Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool, called in Hebrew^[a] Beth-zatha,^[b] which has five porticoes. ³In these lay many invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed.^[c]

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John 5:2 That is, Aramaic
John 5:2 Other ancient authorities read Bethesda, others Bethsaida
John 5:3 Other ancient authorities add, wholly or in part, waiting for the stirring of the water; ⁴for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool, and stirred up the water; whoever stepped in first after the stirring of the water was made well from whatever disease that person had.

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