요한복음 Chapter 5

Translation: ESV

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Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades.

Key Message

Jesus comes to the 'house of mercy' and truly fulfills the meaning of its name, coming to those who have long been unhealed.

▸Bethesda (Βηθεσδά) is a Hebrew word meaning 'house of mercy' or 'house of grace.

Bethesda (Βηθεσδά) is a Hebrew word meaning 'house of mercy' or 'house of grace.' Ironically, at this 'house of mercy' lay numerous sick people who had not been healed for a long time. By Jesus' very coming to this place, a true 'house of mercy' is realized. Archaeologically, the pool of Bethesda was excavated in Jerusalem in the 20th century.

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He said to him, 'Go, wash in the pool of Siloam' (which means Sent). So he went and washed and came back seeing.
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One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.

Key Message

Even in 38 years of despair, Jesus came to this one person; God's grace comes even when humans have given up hope.

▸The number 38 coincides with the period Israel wandered in the wilderness (Deut.

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When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, 'Do you want to be healed?'

Key Message

Jesus asks us, 'Do you want to be healed?', awakening our will and hope for a new life.

▸'Do you want to be healed (Θέλεις ὑγιὴς γενέσθαι;)?' appears to be an obvious question on the surface, but carries deep meaning.

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Jesus said to him, 'Get up, take up your bed, and walk.'

Key Message

Jesus' words have creative power, so that the command is itself the fulfillment of healing.

▸Jesus' healing command is concise and powerful.

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But Jesus answered them, 'My Father is working until now, and I am working.'

Key Message

Jesus does life-giving work on the Sabbath with the same divine authority as the Father.

▸This is Jesus' response to the Sabbath controversy.

24

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.

Key Message

Those who believe in Jesus have already passed from death to life and possess eternal life at this very moment.

▸This verse is one of the clearest expressions of soteriology in John's Gospel.

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You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,

Key Message

All Scripture points to Jesus Christ, and studying Scripture while rejecting Christ is missing the purpose of Scripture.

▸This is Jesus' sharp challenge to the Jewish religious leaders.