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John 5:2

BethesdaJerusalemSheep Gate

1 Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.

3 On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.
KJV
Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
WEB
Now in Jerusalem by the sheep gate, there is a pool, which is called in Hebrew, “Bethesda”, having five porches.
ASV
Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep [gate] a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches.
DARBY
Now there is in Jerusalem, at the sheepgate, a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches.
BLB
Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Hebrew called Bethesda, having five porches.
ÅB
Men det er ved Saueporten i Jerusalem en dam som på hebraisk heter Betesda og har fem bueganger;
OTB
I Jerusalem, ved Saueporten, er det en dam, som på arameisk kalles Betesda, omgitt av fem søyleganger.
B1930
Men det er ved Fåreporten i Jerusalem en dam som på hebraisk heter Betesda og har fem bueganger;

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Cross references

  • Nehemiah 12:39

    over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.

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  • Nehemiah 3:1

    At the Sheep Gate, Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests began rebuilding. They dedicated it and installed its doors. After building as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel, they dedicated the wall.

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  • Isaiah 22:11

    You built a reservoir between the walls for the waters of the ancient pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or consider Him who planned it long ago.

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  • Nehemiah 3:32

    And between the upper room above the corner and the Sheep Gate, the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.

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  • John 19:13

    When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat on the judgment seat at a place called the Stone Pavement, which in Hebrew is Gabbatha.

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  • John 20:16

    Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).

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  • Acts 21:40

    Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:

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  • John 19:17

    Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.

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