John 5:7
The ill man said in answer, Sir, I have nobody to put me into the bath when the water is moving; and while I am on the way down some other person gets in before me.
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- Deut 32:36 : 36 For the Lord will be judge of his people, he will have pity for his servants; when he sees that their power is gone, there is no one, shut up or free.
- Ps 142:4 : 4 Looking to my right side, I saw no man who was my friend: I had no safe place; no one had any care for my soul.
- 1 Cor 9:24 : 24 Do you not see that in a running competition all take part, but only one gets the reward? So let your minds be fixed on the reward.
- 2 Cor 1:8-9 : 8 For it is our desire that you may not be without knowledge of our trouble which came on us in Asia, that the weight of it was very great, more than our power, so that it seemed that we had no hope even of life: 9 Yes, we ourselves have had the answer of death in ourselves, so that our hope might not be in ourselves, but in God who is able to give life to the dead: 10 Who gave us salvation from so great a death: on whom we have put our hope that he will still go on to give us salvation;
- Ps 72:12 : 12 For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper.
- Rom 5:6 : 6 For when we were still without strength, at the right time Christ gave his life for evil-doers.
- John 5:3 : 3 In these doorways there were a great number of people with different diseases: some unable to see, some without the power of walking, some with wasted bodies.
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- John 5:2-65 verses86%
2Now in Jerusalem near the sheep-market there is a public bath which in Hebrew is named Beth-zatha. It has five doorways.
3In these doorways there were a great number of people with different diseases: some unable to see, some without the power of walking, some with wasted bodies.
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5One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
6When Jesus saw him there on the floor it was clear to him that he had been now a long time in that condition, and so he said to the man, Is it your desire to get well?
- John 5:8-158 verses81%
8Jesus said to him, Get up, take your bed and go.
9And the man became well straight away, and took up his bed and went. Now that day was the Sabbath.
10So the Jews said to the man who had been made well, It is the Sabbath; and it is against the law for you to take up your bed.
11He said to them, But he who made me well, said to me, Take up your bed and go.
12Then they put to him the question: Who is the man who said to you, Take it up and go?
13Now he who had been made well had no knowledge who it was, Jesus having gone away because of the number of people who were in that place.
14After a time Jesus came across him in the Temple and said to him, See, you are well and strong; do no more sin for fear a worse thing comes to you.
15The man went away and said to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
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9If we are questioned today about a good work done to a man who was ill, as to how he has been made well,
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11His answer was: The man who is named Jesus put earth mixed with water on my eyes, and said to me, Go and make yourself clean in Siloam: so I went away and, after washing, am now able to see.
- Luke 5:18-192 verses72%
18And some men had with them, on a bed, a man who was ill, without power of moving; and they made attempts to get him in and put him before Jesus.
19And because of the mass of people, there was no way to get him in; so they went up on the top of the house and let him down through the roof, on his bed, into the middle in front of Jesus.
- John 4:46-472 verses71%
46So he came to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain man of high position whose son was ill at Capernaum.
47When it came to his ears that Jesus had come from Judaea into Galilee, he went to him and made a request that he would come down to his son, who was near to death, and make him well.
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5And when Jesus was come into Capernaum, a certain captain came to him with a request,
6Saying, Lord, my servant is ill in bed at the house, with no power in his body, and in great pain.
7And he said to him, I will come and make him well.
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11I say to you, Get up, take up your bed, and go to your house.
12And he got up, and straight away took up the bed and went out before them all, so that they were all full of wonder, and gave glory to God, saying, We have never seen anything like this.
- John 9:7-82 verses71%
7And said to him, Go and make yourself clean in the bath of Siloam (the sense of the name is, Sent). So he went away and, after washing, came back able to see.
8Then the neighbours and others who had seen him before in the street, with his hand out for money, said, Is not this the man who got money from people?
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3And four men came to him with one on a bed who had no power of moving.
4And when they were unable to get near him because of all the people, they got the roof uncovered where he was: and when it was broken up, they let down the bed on which the man was.
5And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to him, Son, you have forgiveness for your sins.
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22For the man on whom this act of power was done was more than forty years old.
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19And he said to him, Get up, and go on your way; your faith has made you well.
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52So he put a question to them as to the hour when he became better; and they said to him, The disease went from him yesterday at the seventh hour.
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47And when the woman saw that she was not able to keep it secret, she came, shaking with fear, and falling down before him she made clear before all the people the reason for her touching him, and how she was made well straight away.
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8And at Lystra there was a certain man, who from birth had been without the use of his feet, never having had the power of walking.
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15The woman said to him, Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be in need again of drink and will not have to come all this way for it.
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7And I had the feeling that I was not even good enough to come to you: but say the word only, and my servant will be well.
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49The man said, Sir, come down before my boy is dead.
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11The woman said to him, Sir, you have no vessel and the fountain is deep; from where will you get the living water?
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14And when they came to the people, a man went down on his knees to him, saying,
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9Which is the simpler, to say to a man who is ill, You have forgiveness for your sins, or, Get up, take up your bed, and go?
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2And a certain man who from birth had had no power in his legs, was taken there every day, and put down at the door of the Temple which is named Beautiful, requesting money from those who went into the Temple;
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3And he said to the man, Get up and come forward.
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50And he, putting off his coat, got up quickly, and came to Jesus.
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10And looking round on all of them, he said to him, Put out your hand. And he did so: and his hand was made well.
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30And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.
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30The man said in answer, Why, here is a strange thing! You have no knowledge where he comes from though he gave me the use of my eyes.
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30And there came to him great numbers of people having with them those who were broken in body, or blind, or without voice, or wounded, or ill in any way, and a number of others; they put them down at his feet and he made them well:
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36He said in answer, And who is he, Lord? Say, so that I may have faith in him.
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25And straight away he got up before them, and took up his bed and went away to his house giving praise to God.
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2And a certain man was there who had a disease.