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Pinagaling ni Jesus ang Isang Lalaki sa Betesda

Pagkatapos nito, pumunta si Jesus sa Jerusalem upang dumalo sa isang pista ng mga Judio. Sa isang pintuan ng lungsod ng Jerusalem, kung saan idinadaan ang mga tupa ay may paliguan na ang tawag sa wikang Hebreo ay Betesda.[a] Sa paligid nito ay may limang silungan, kung saan nakahiga ang maraming may sakit – mga bulag, pilay at mga paralitiko. [Hinihintay nilang gumalaw ang tubig, dahil paminsan-minsan, may isang anghel ng Dios na bumababa at kinakalawkaw ang tubig. Ang unang makalusong sa tubig pagkatapos makalawkaw ng anghel ay gumagaling, kahit ano pa ang kanyang sakit.][b] May isang lalaki roon na 38 taon nang may sakit. Nakita ni Jesus ang lalaki na nakahiga roon at nalaman niyang matagal na itong may sakit. Kaya tinanong siya ni Jesus, “Gusto mo bang gumaling?” Sumagot ang may sakit, “Gusto ko po sana, pero walang tumutulong sa aking lumusong sa tubig kapag kinakalawkaw na ito. Sa tuwing papunta pa lang ako, nauunahan na ako ng iba.” Sinabi ni Jesus sa kanya, “Tumayo ka, buhatin mo ang higaan mo at lumakad!” Agad na gumaling ang lalaki. Binuhat niya ang higaan niya at lumakad.

Nangyari ito sa Araw ng Pamamahinga. 10 Kaya sinabi ng mga pinuno ng mga Judio sa taong pinagaling, “Hindi baʼt Araw ng Pamamahinga ngayon? Labag sa Kautusan ang pagbubuhat mo ng higaan!” 11 Pero sumagot siya, “Ang taong nagpagaling sa akin ang nag-utos na buhatin ko ito at lumakad.” 12 Tinanong nila siya, “Sino ang nag-utos sa iyong buhatin ang higaan mo at lumakad?” 13 Pero hindi nakilala ng lalaki kung sino ang nagpagaling sa kanya, dahil nawala na si Jesus sa dami ng tao.

14 Hindi nagtagal, nakita ni Jesus sa templo ang taong pinagaling niya, at sinabihan, “O, magaling ka na ngayon. Huwag ka nang magkasala pa, at baka mas masama pa ang mangyari sa iyo.” 15 Umalis ang lalaki at pumunta sa mga pinuno ng mga Judio. Sinabi niya sa kanila na si Jesus ang nagpagaling sa kanya. 16 Kaya mula noon, sinimulang usigin ng mga pinuno ng mga Judio si Jesus, dahil nagpagaling siya sa Araw ng Pamamahinga.

17 Pero sinabihan sila ni Jesus, “Patuloy na gumagawa ang aking Ama, kaya patuloy din ako sa paggawa.” 18 Dahil sa sinabing ito ni Jesus, lalong sinikap ng mga pinuno ng mga Judio na patayin siya. Sapagkat hindi lang niya nilabag ang batas tungkol sa Araw ng Pamamahinga, kundi tinawag pa niyang sariling Ama ang Dios, at sa gayoʼy ipinapantay ang sarili sa Dios.

Ang Kapangyarihan ng Anak ng Dios

19 Kaya sinabi ni Jesus sa kanila, “Sinasabi ko sa inyo ang totoo, ako na Anak ng Dios ay walang magagawa kung sa sarili ko lang, kundi ginagawa ko lang ang nakikita ko na ginagawa ng aking Ama. Kaya kung ano ang ginagawa ng Ama ay siya ring ginagawa ko bilang Anak. 20 Minamahal ng Ama ang Anak, kaya ipinapakita niya sa Anak ang lahat ng ginagawa niya. At higit pa sa mga bagay na ito ang mga gawaing ipapakita niya sa akin na gagawin ko para mamangha kayo. 21 Kung paanong ibinabangon ng Ama ang mga patay at binibigyang-buhay ang mga ito, ganoon din naman, binibigyang-buhay ng Anak ang sinumang gusto niyang bigyan nito. 22 Hindi ang Ama ang hahatol sa mga tao kundi ako na kanyang Anak, dahil ibinigay niya sa akin ang lahat ng kapangyarihang humatol, 23 upang parangalan ng lahat ang Anak tulad ng pagpaparangal nila sa Ama. Kaya, ang hindi nagpaparangal sa Anak ay hindi rin nagpaparangal sa Ama na nagsugo sa kanya.

24 “Sinasabi ko sa inyo ang totoo, ang sumusunod sa aking mga salita at sumasampalataya sa nagsugo sa akin ay may buhay na walang hanggan. Hindi na siya hahatulan sapagkat inilipat na nga siya sa buhay mula sa kamatayan. 25 Sinasabi ko sa inyo ang totoo, darating ang panahon, at dumating na nga, na maririnig ng mga patay ang salita[c] ng Anak ng Dios, at ang makinig sa kanya ay mabubuhay. 26 May kapangyarihan ang Ama na magbigay ng buhay. Ganoon din naman, may kapangyarihan ako na kanyang Anak na magbigay ng buhay, dahil binigyan niya ako ng kapangyarihang ito. 27 Ibinigay din niya sa akin ang kapangyarihang humatol dahil ako ang Anak ng Tao. 28 Huwag kayong magtaka tungkol dito, dahil darating ang panahon na maririnig ng lahat ng patay ang aking salita, 29 at babangon sila mula sa kanilang libingan. Ang mga gumawa ng mabuti ay bibigyan ng buhay na walang hanggan, at ang mga gumawa ng masama ay parurusahan.”

Ang mga Nagpapatotoo kay Jesus

30 Sinabi pa ni Jesus, “Wala akong magagawa kung sa sarili ko lang. Humahatol nga ako, ngunit ang aking paghatol ay ayon lamang sa sinasabi ng aking Ama. Kaya makatarungan ang hatol ko dahil hindi ang sarili kong kalooban ang aking sinusunod kundi ang kalooban ng nagsugo sa akin. 31 Ngayon, kung ako lang ang nagpapatotoo tungkol sa aking sarili, magduda kayo sa sinasabi ko. 32 Ngunit may isang nagpapatotoo tungkol sa akin, at alam kong totoo ang kanyang sinasabi. 33 Maging si Juan na tagapagbautismo ay nagpatotoo tungkol sa akin, at sinabi niya sa inyo ang katotohanan nang magsugo kayo ng ilang tao upang tanungin siya. 34 Binanggit ko ang tungkol kay Juan, hindi dahil sa kailangan ko ang patotoo ng isang tao, kundi upang sumampalataya kayo sa akin at maligtas. 35 Si Juan ay tulad ng isang ilaw na nagliliwanag, at lubos kayong nasiyahan sa liwanag niya sa inyo kahit saglit lang. 36 Ngunit may nagpapatotoo pa tungkol sa akin na higit pa kay Juan. Itoʼy walang iba kundi ang mga ipinapagawa sa akin ng Ama. Ito ang nagpapatunay na ang Ama ang nagsugo sa akin. 37 At ang Amang nagsugo sa akin ay nagpapatotoo rin tungkol sa akin. Kailanman ay hindi nʼyo narinig ang tinig niya o nakita ang anyo niya. 38 At hindi nʼyo tinanggap ang kanyang salita dahil hindi kayo sumasampalataya sa akin na kanyang sugo. 39 Sinasaliksik nʼyo ang Kasulatan sa pag-aakala na sa pamamagitan nitoʼy magkakaroon kayo ng buhay na walang hanggan. Ang Kasulatan mismo ang nagpapatotoo tungkol sa akin, 40 pero ayaw ninyong lumapit sa akin upang magkaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan.

41 “Hindi ko hinahangad ang papuri ng mga tao. 42 Kilala ko talaga kayo at alam kong wala sa mga puso ninyo ang pagmamahal sa Dios. 43 Naparito ako sa pangalan[d] ng aking Ama, ngunit ayaw ninyo akong tanggapin. Pero kung may dumating sa sarili niyang pangalan ay tinatanggap ninyo siya. 44 Paano kayo sasampalataya sa akin kung ang papuri lang ng kapwa ang hangad ninyo, at hindi ang papuri ng nag-iisang Dios? 45 Huwag ninyong isipin na ako ang mag-aakusa sa inyo sa harap ng Ama. Si Moises na inaasahan ninyo ang siyang mag-aakusa sa inyo. 46 Dahil kung totoong naniniwala kayo kay Moises, maniniwala rin kayo sa akin, dahil si Moises mismo ay sumulat tungkol sa akin. 47 Ngunit kung hindi kayo naniniwala sa mga isinulat niya, paano kayo maniniwala sa mga sinasabi ko?”

Footnotes

  1. 5:2 Betesda: Sa ibang tekstong Griego, Betsata o, Betsaida.
  2. 5:4 Ang talatang ito ay hindi makikita sa ibang lumang teksto ng Griego.
  3. 5:25 salita: sa literal, tinig.
  4. 5:43 pangalan: o, kapangyarihan.

The Healing at the Pool

Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate(A) a pool, which in Aramaic(B) is called Bethesda[a] and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. [4] [b] One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”

“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”

Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.”(C) At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.

The day on which this took place was a Sabbath,(D) 10 and so the Jewish leaders(E) said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.”(F)

11 But he replied, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’

12 So they asked him, “Who is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?”

13 The man who was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.

14 Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning(G) or something worse may happen to you.” 15 The man went away and told the Jewish leaders(H) that it was Jesus who had made him well.

The Authority of the Son

16 So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him. 17 In his defense Jesus said to them, “My Father(I) is always at his work(J) to this very day, and I too am working.” 18 For this reason they tried all the more to kill him;(K) not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.(L)

19 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself;(M) he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does. 20 For the Father loves the Son(N) and shows him all he does. Yes, and he will show him even greater works than these,(O) so that you will be amazed. 21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life,(P) even so the Son gives life(Q) to whom he is pleased to give it. 22 Moreover, the Father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgment to the Son,(R) 23 that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father, who sent him.(S)

24 “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me(T) has eternal life(U) and will not be judged(V) but has crossed over from death to life.(W) 25 Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come(X) when the dead will hear(Y) the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. 26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life(Z) in himself. 27 And he has given him authority to judge(AA) because he is the Son of Man.

28 “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming(AB) when all who are in their graves will hear his voice 29 and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned.(AC) 30 By myself I can do nothing;(AD) I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just,(AE) for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me.(AF)

Testimonies About Jesus

31 “If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.(AG) 32 There is another who testifies in my favor,(AH) and I know that his testimony about me is true.

33 “You have sent to John and he has testified(AI) to the truth. 34 Not that I accept human testimony;(AJ) but I mention it that you may be saved.(AK) 35 John was a lamp that burned and gave light,(AL) and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.

36 “I have testimony weightier than that of John.(AM) For the works that the Father has given me to finish—the very works that I am doing(AN)—testify that the Father has sent me.(AO) 37 And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me.(AP) You have never heard his voice nor seen his form,(AQ) 38 nor does his word dwell in you,(AR) for you do not believe(AS) the one he sent.(AT) 39 You study[c] the Scriptures(AU) diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life.(AV) These are the very Scriptures that testify about me,(AW) 40 yet you refuse to come to me(AX) to have life.

41 “I do not accept glory from human beings,(AY) 42 but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. 43 I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept him. 44 How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God[d]?(AZ)

45 “But do not think I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses,(BA) on whom your hopes are set.(BB) 46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.(BC) 47 But since you do not believe what he wrote, how are you going to believe what I say?”(BD)

Footnotes

  1. John 5:2 Some manuscripts Bethzatha; other manuscripts Bethsaida
  2. John 5:4 Some manuscripts include here, wholly or in part, paralyzed—and they waited for the moving of the waters. From time to time an angel of the Lord would come down and stir up the waters. The first one into the pool after each such disturbance would be cured of whatever disease they had.
  3. John 5:39 Or 39 Study
  4. John 5:44 Some early manuscripts the Only One

After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

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.

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?

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.

10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.

12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.

14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.

20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.

21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;

27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.

28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

32 There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.

35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

36 But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not.

39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

41 I receive not honour from men.

42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me.

47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

The Healing at the Pool on the Sabbath

After this there was a (A)feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Now there is in Jerusalem by (B)the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic[a] called Bethesda,[b] which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and (C)paralyzed.[c] One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?” The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me.” Jesus said to him, (D)“Get up, take up your bed, and walk.” (E)And at once the man was healed, and he took up his bed and walked.

(F)Now that day was the Sabbath. 10 So the Jews[d] said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and (G)it is not lawful for you to take up your bed.” 11 But he answered them, “The man who healed me, that man said to me, ‘Take up your bed, and walk.’ 12 They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” 13 Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for (H)Jesus had withdrawn, as there was a crowd in the place. 14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you are well! (I)Sin no more, (J)that nothing worse may happen to you.” 15 The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. 16 And this was why the Jews (K)were persecuting Jesus, (L)because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. 17 But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”

Jesus Is Equal with God

18 This was why the Jews (M)were seeking all the more to kill him, (N)because not only was he (O)breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God (P)his own Father, (Q)making himself equal with God.

The Authority of the Son

19 So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (R)the Son (S)can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father[e] does, that the Son does likewise. 20 For (T)the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. And (U)greater works than these will he show him, so that (V)you may marvel. 21 For as the Father (W)raises the dead and (X)gives them life, so (Y)also the Son gives life (Z)to whom he will. 22 (AA)For the Father judges no one, but (AB)has given all judgment to the Son, 23 that all may honor the Son, just as they (AC)honor the Father. (AD)Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, (AE)whoever hears my word and (AF)believes him who sent me has eternal life. He (AG)does not come into judgment, but (AH)has passed from death to life.

25 “Truly, truly, I say to you, (AI)an hour is coming, and is now here, when (AJ)the dead will hear (AK)the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear (AL)will live. 26 (AM)For as the Father has life in himself, (AN)so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. 27 And he (AO)has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man. 28 Do not marvel at this, for (AP)an hour is coming when (AQ)all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, (AR)those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

Witnesses to Jesus

30 (AS)“I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and (AT)my judgment is just, because (AU)I seek not my own will (AV)but the will of him who sent me. 31 (AW)If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. 32 There is (AX)another who bears witness about me, and (AY)I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. 33 (AZ)You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. 34 Not that (BA)the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35 He was a burning and (BB)shining lamp, and (BC)you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. 36 But (BD)the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For (BE)the works that the Father has given me (BF)to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, (BG)bear witness about me that (BH)the Father has sent me. 37 And the Father who sent me (BI)has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, (BJ)his form you have never seen, 38 and (BK)you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. 39 (BL)You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and (BM)it is they that bear witness about me, 40 yet (BN)you refuse to come to me that you may have life. 41 (BO)I do not receive glory from people. 42 But (BP)I know that you do not have (BQ)the love of God within you. 43 I have come (BR)in my Father's name, and (BS)you do not receive me. (BT)If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. 44 How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and (BU)do not seek the glory that comes from (BV)the only God? 45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, (BW)on whom you have set your hope. 46 For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for (BX)he wrote of me. 47 But (BY)if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”

Footnotes

  1. John 5:2 Or Hebrew
  2. John 5:2 Some manuscripts Bethsaida
  3. John 5:3 Some manuscripts insert, wholly or in part, waiting for the moving of the water; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool, and stirred the water: whoever stepped in first after the stirring of the water was healed of whatever disease he had
  4. John 5:10 The Greek word Ioudaioi refers specifically here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, who opposed Jesus in that time; also verses 15, 16, 18
  5. John 5:19 Greek he