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The Pool of Bethesda

John 5:11

In 9 translations

BSB
But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”
KJV
He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
WEB
He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your mat and walk.’ ”
ASV
But he answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
LSV
He answered them, “He who made me whole—that One said to me, Take up your pallet, and be walking”;
YLT
He answered them, 'He who made me whole — that one said to me, Take up thy couch, and be walking;'
DBY
He answered them, He that made me well, he said to me, Take up thy couch and walk.
DRC
He answered them: He that made me whole, he said to me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
GNV
He answered them, He that made me whole, he said vnto me, Take vp thy bed, and walke.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House read Ὁ (“The [man]”); SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ὃς (“who”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include δὲ (“however”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • Spelling of κράβαττόν: Textus Receptus: κράββατον.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ὃς δὲ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles read ὃς δὲ; Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὁ δὲ; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὃς δὲ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς· Ὁ ποιήσας με ὑγιῆ ἐκεῖνός μοι εἶπεν Ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει.
RP2018
Ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς, Ὁ ποιήσας με ὑγιῆ, ἐκεῖνός μοι εἶπεν, Ἆρον τὸν κράββατόν σου καὶ περιπάτει.
TR-Boyd
Ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς, Ὁ ποιήσας με ὑγιῆ, ἐκεῖνός μοι εἶπεν, Ἆρον τὸν κράββατόν σου καὶ περιπάτει.
SCR1894
απεκριθη αυτοις ο ποιησας με υγιη εκεινος μοι ειπεν αρον τον κραββατον σου και περιπατει

Who and where

◆ Bethesda pool healing

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Mark 2:9–11“Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’? But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the…
  • John 9:16Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.

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