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

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  1. John 5:2 That is, Aramaic
  2. John 5:2 Other ancient authorities read Bethesda, others Bethsaida
  3. John 5:3 Other ancient authorities add, wholly or in part, waiting for the stirring of the water; for 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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