1After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. 3In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 4For 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. 5And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. 6When 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? 7The 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. 8Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. 9And 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. 11He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk. 12Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk? 13And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place. 14Afterward 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. 15The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole. 16And 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. 18Therefore 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. 19Then 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. 20For 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. 21For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. 22For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: 23That 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. 24Verily, 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. 25Verily, 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. 26For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; 27And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. 28Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 29And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. 30I 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. 31If 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. 33Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. 34But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved. 35He 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. 37And 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. 38And 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. 40And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. 41I receive not honour from men. 42But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. 43I am come in my Father’s name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. 44How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only? 45Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. 46For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me. 47But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
Isus iscjeljuje bogalja
1Nakon toga Isus se vrati u Jeruzalem na židovski vjerski blagdan. 2U gradu se, blizu Ovčjih vrata, nalazio ribnjak s pet natkrivenih trijemova, koji se na hebrejskome zove Bethesda. 3Pod trijemovima je ležalo mnoštvo bolesnika—sakatih, slijepih i uzetih—čekajući da se uzbiba voda 4jer je anđeo Gospodnji silazio s vremena na vrijeme i gibao vodu, a onaj tko bi nakon toga prvi ušao u vodu ozdravio bi ma od čega bolovao.
5Tu je ležao neki bogalj, bolestan već trideset osam godina. 6Kad ga Isus spazi i dozna kako dugo boluje, upita ga: “Želiš li ozdraviti?”
7“Ne mogu ozdraviti, Gospodine,” reče čovjek, “jer nemam nikoga da mi pomogne ući u ribnjak kad se voda uzburka. Dok ja pokušavam sići do nje, uvijek me netko pretekne.”
8Isus mu reče: “Ustani, uzmi nosila i idi kući!”
9Čovjek tog trenutka ozdravi. Uzme svoj ležaj i počne hodati uokolo. Toga je dana, međutim, bila subota. 10Židovski vođe stoga prigovoriše iscijeljenom čovjeku: “Ne smiješ raditi u subotu! Noseći taj ležaj, kršiš zakon!”
11“Onaj koji me ozdravio reče mi: ‘Uzmi svoj ležaj i idi!’” odgovori čovjek.
12“Tko je taj koji ti je takvo što rekao?” pitali su.
13Iscijeljeni čovjek to nije znao. Isus je nestao u mnoštvu jer je ondje bilo mnogo svijeta. 14Poslije ga Isus pronađe u Hramu i reče mu: “Ozdravio si; ne griješi više da te ne bi i što gore snašlo!”
15Čovjek tada ode i reče židovskim vođama da je Isus taj koji ga je iscijelio.
Isus tvrdi da je Božji Sin
16Zbog toga Židovi počeše optuživati Isusa da krši zakon o suboti. 17Isus im odgovori: “Moj Otac neprestano radi, a ja slijedim njegov primjer.” 18Od tada su ga židovski vođe još revnije nastojali smaknuti jer ne samo da je kršio njihov zakon o suboti nego je i o Bogu govorio kao o svojem Ocu izjednačujući se tako s njime.
19Isus im reče: “Zaista vam kažem: Sin sam od sebe ne može učiniti ništa. Radi samo ono što vidi da radi i Otac, i to na jednak način. 20Jer Otac voli Sina i pokazuje mu sve što sam čini. Sin će učiniti još mnogo veća čuda nego što je ozdravljenje ovoga čovjeka; čudom ćete se čuditi. 21Od mrtvih će podignuti one koje zaželi, upravo kao što i Otac uskrisuje mrtve i oživljuje ih. 22A Otac prepušta Sinu svaku osudu. 23Tako će svi slaviti Sina, baš kao što slave i Oca. Tko ne iskazuje čast Božjemu Sinu, kojega je on poslao, sigurno ne proslavlja ni Oca.
24Zaista vam kažem, svatko tko sluša moju poruku i tko vjeruje onome koji me poslao ima vječni život i nikada neće biti osuđen za svoje grijehe jer je već prešao iz smrti u život.
25I zaista vam kažem da dolazi vrijeme, zapravo je već došlo, kad će mrtvi čuti glas Božjega Sina i oni koji ga poslušaju, živjet će. 26Otac ima život u sebi i svojem je Sinu dao da ima život u sebi. 27Dao mu je i vlast da sudi jer je on Sin Čovječji. 28Ne čudite se tomu! Uistinu dolazi vrijeme kad će svi mrtvi u grobovima čuti glas Božjega Sina 29i ponovno će ustati—oni koji su činili dobro, na uskrsnuće u život, a koji su činili zlo, na uskrsnuće u propast.
30Ali ja ne mogu učiniti ništa a da ne upitam Oca. Sudim kako mi je rečeno i moj je sud savršeno pravedan jer ne tražim vlastitu volju, nego sudim prema volji onoga koji me je poslao.”
Svjedočanstva o Isusu
31“Kad bih ja sam za sebe svjedočio, moje svjedočanstvo ne bi bilo vjerodostojno, 32ali netko drugi svjedoči za mene i uvjeravam vas da je to što on o meni kaže istinito. 33Poslali ste izaslanike da slušaju propovijedi Ivana Krstitelja; sve što je kazao o meni istina je. 34Ali najtočnije svjedočanstvo o meni ne dolazi od čovjeka, iako sam vas podsjetio na Ivanovo svjedočanstvo kako biste povjerovali u mene i spasili se. 35Ivan je bio svjetiljka koja je gorjela i svijetlila, a vi ste htjeli neko vrijeme uživati u njegovoj svjetlosti. 36Ja, međutim, imam veće svjedočanstvo od Ivanova: djela koja činim. Otac mi je dao da ih činim i ona svjedoče o tomu da me je Otac poslao. 37I sam je Otac svjedočio za mene. Vi niste nikada čuli njegov glas ni vidjeli njegovo lice. 38Njegova riječ ne prebiva u vama jer ne vjerujete meni, koga vam je poslao.
39Vi proučavate Sveto pismo jer mislite da će vam ono dati vječni život. Ono upućuje na mene. 40A vi ipak nećete doći k meni da biste primili vječni život.
41Ne primam slave od ljudi 42jer znam da u sebi nemate Božje ljubavi. 43Znam to jer sam vam došao u Očevo ime, a vi me odbijate primiti iako vrlo spremno prihvaćate one koji dolaze samo u vlastito ime. 44Kako biste i mogli vjerovati kad rado primate časti jedni od drugih, a ne marite za to da steknete čast od jedinoga Boga?
45Neću, međutim, ja biti taj koji će vas zbog toga optužiti pred Ocem. Optužit će vas Mojsije. Da, Mojsije u koga se uzdate. 46Jer kad biste vjerovali Mojsiju, koji je pisao o meni, vjerovali biste i meni. 47A kako ne vjerujete onomu što je on napisao, nije čudno da ne vjerujete ni mojim riječima!”
