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href="/bsb/john/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/john/5.htm">New International Version</a> When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, &#8220Do you want to get well?&#8221 <a href="/nlt/john/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, “Would you like to get well?” <a href="/esv/john/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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?” <a href="/bsb/john/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?” <a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Jesus, having seen him lying and having known that he has been a long time already, says to him, "Do you desire to become well?" <a href="/kjv/john/5.htm">King James Bible</a> When 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? <a href="/nkjv/john/5.htm">New King James Version</a> When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” <a href="/nasb_/john/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Jesus, upon seeing this man lying there and knowing that he had already been in that condition for a long time, said to him, “Do you want to get well?” <a href="/nasb/john/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, He said to him, &#8220Do you wish to get well?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/john/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, He said to him, “Do you wish to get well?” <a href="/lsb/john/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been sick a long time, He said to him, “Do you wish to get well?” <a href="/amp/john/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When Jesus noticed him lying there [helpless], knowing that he had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to get well?” <a href="/csb/john/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When Jesus saw him lying there and realized he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to get well? ” <a href="/hcsb/john/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When Jesus saw him lying there and knew he had already been there a long time, He said to him, &#8220Do you want to get well?"&#8221 <a href="/asv/john/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> When Jesus saw him lying, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wouldest thou be made whole? <a href="/cev/john/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When Jesus saw the man and realized that he had been crippled for a long time, he asked him, "Do you want to be healed?" <a href="/erv/john/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> When Jesus saw him lying, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wouldest thou be made whole? <a href="/gwt/john/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus saw the man lying there and knew that he had been sick for a long time. So Jesus asked the man, "Would you like to get well?" <a href="/gnt/john/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jesus saw him lying there, and he knew that the man had been sick for such a long time; so he asked him, "Do you want to get well?" <a href="/isv/john/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he asked him, "Do you want to get well?" <a href="/msb/john/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, ?Do you want to get well?? <a href="/net/john/5.htm">NET Bible</a> When Jesus saw him lying there and when he realized that the man had been disabled a long time already, he said to him, "Do you want to become well?" <a href="/nheb/john/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had been sick for a long time, he asked him, "Do you want to be made well?" <a href="/wbt/john/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> When Jesus saw him lying, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith to him, Wilt thou be healed? <a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Jesus saw him lying there, and knowing that he had been a long time in that condition, He asked him, "Do you wish to have health and strength?" <a href="/web/john/5.htm">World English Bible</a> When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had been sick for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to be made well?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> him Jesus having seen lying, and having known that he is already a long time, He says to him, “Do you wish to become whole?” <a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Jesus, having seen him lying and having known that he has been a long time already, says to him, "Do you desire to become well?" <a href="/ylt/john/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> him Jesus having seen lying, and having known that he is already a long time, he saith to him, 'Dost thou wish to become whole?' <a href="/slt/john/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Jesus having seen the same lying down, and having known that it was already much time, says to him, Wilt thou be well?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Him when Jesus had seen lying, and knew that he had been now a long time, he saith to him: Wilt thou be made whole? <a href="/cpdv/john/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then, when Jesus had seen him reclining, and when he realized that he had been afflicted for a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?” <a href="/nabre/john/5.htm">New American Bible</a> When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been ill for a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be well?” <a href="/nrsvce/john/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Jesus saw this man lying down, and he knew that he had been waiting for a long time; so he said to him, Do you wish to be healed? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Yeshua saw this man lying, and he knew that he had been so for a long time, and he said to him: “Do you want to be cured?”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> When Jesus saw him lying, and knew that he had been already a long time in that condition, he said to him: Do you wish to be restored to health? <a href="/godbey/john/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Jesus seeing him lying down, and knowing that he already has much time, says to him; <FR>Do you wish to be whole?<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Jesus seeing him laid there, and knowing that he had been so for a long while, saith to him, Wilt thou be made sound? <a href="/mace/john/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Jesus seeing him lie there, and knowing that he had been sick a long time, said to him, will you be cured? <a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Jesus saw him lying there, and knowing that he had been a long time in that condition, He asked him, "Do you wish to have health and strength?" <a href="/worrell/john/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Jesus, seeing this man lying, and knowing that already for a long time he had been thus, saith to him, <FR>"Do you wish to be made well?"<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Jesus seeing him lie there, and knowing that he had been now a long time ill, saith unto him, <FR>Dost thou desire to be cured?<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/5-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=1362" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/5.htm">The Pool of Bethesda</a> …5One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6<a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">When Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: idōn (V-APA-NMS) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">saw</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touton (DPro-AMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">him</a> <a href="/greek/2621.htm" title="2621: katakeimenon (V-PPM/P-AMS) -- From kata and keimai; to lie down, i.e. be sick; specially, to recline at a meal.">lying there</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1097.htm" title="1097: gnous (V-APA-NMS) -- A prolonged form of a primary verb; to know in a great variety of applications and with many implications.">realized</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echei (V-PIA-3S) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">he had spent</a> <a href="/greek/2235.htm" title="2235: ēdē (Adv) -- Already; now at length, now after all this waiting. Apparently from e and de; even now."></a> <a href="/greek/4183.htm" title="4183: polyn (Adj-AMS) -- Much, many; often. ">a long</a> <a href="/greek/5550.htm" title="5550: chronon (N-AMS) -- A space of time or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay.">time in this condition,</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">He asked</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him,</a> <a href="/greek/2309.htm" title="2309: Theleis (V-PIA-2S) -- To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. ">“Do you want</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: genesthai (V-ANM) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">to get</a> <a href="/greek/5199.htm" title="5199: hygiēs (Adj-NMS) -- (a) sound, healthy, pure, whole, (b) wholesome. From the base of auzano; healthy, i.e. Well; figuratively, true.">well?” </a> 7“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/9-28.htm">Matthew 9:28</a> After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered. <a href="/mark/10-51.htm">Mark 10:51</a> “What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “Rabboni,” said the blind man, “let me see again.” <a href="/luke/18-41.htm">Luke 18:41</a> “What do you want Me to do for you?” “Lord,” he said, “let me see again.” <a href="/john/9-35.htm">John 9:35-38</a> When Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, He found the man and said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” / “Who is He, Sir?” he replied. “Tell me so that I may believe in Him.” / “You have already seen Him,” Jesus answered. “He is the One speaking with you.” ... <a href="/matthew/8-2.htm">Matthew 8:2-3</a> Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. <a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-42</a> Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. <a href="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12-13</a> While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. <a href="/john/4-48.htm">John 4:48</a> Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.” <a href="/matthew/20-32.htm">Matthew 20:32-34</a> Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want Me to do for you?” He asked. / “Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him. <a href="/mark/8-23.htm">Mark 8:23</a> So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked. <a href="/luke/7-13.htm">Luke 7:13-15</a> When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.” / Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!” / And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother. <a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a> Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” <a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">Isaiah 35:3-6</a> Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! / Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.” / Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. ... <a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-5</a> Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. <a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Jeremiah 30:17</a> But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he said to him, Will you be made whole?and knew.<a href="/john/21-17.htm">John 21:17</a> He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.<a href="/psalms/142-3.htm">Psalm 142:3</a> When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.<a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13,15</a> Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do… Wilt.<a href="/isaiah/65-1.htm">Isaiah 65:1</a> I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.<a href="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Jeremiah 13:27</a> I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be?<a href="/luke/18-41.htm">Luke 18:41</a> Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/4-51.htm">Already</a> <a href="/john/4-37.htm">Case</a> <a href="/john/4-53.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/luke/11-26.htm">Condition</a> <a href="/john/1-43.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/luke/16-21.htm">Floor</a> <a href="/john/5-3.htm">Great</a> <a href="/luke/22-51.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/luke/15-27.htm">Health</a> <a href="/john/5-1.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/23-9.htm">Length</a> <a href="/luke/24-12.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/john/5-5.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/luke/11-26.htm">State</a> <a href="/luke/22-43.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/john/5-4.htm">Time</a> <a href="/luke/22-9.htm">Want</a> <a href="/john/5-4.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/john/2-20.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/john/4-27.htm">Wish</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/5-25.htm">Already</a> <a href="/john/8-3.htm">Case</a> <a href="/john/6-64.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/acts/3-16.htm">Condition</a> <a href="/john/5-18.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/john/8-6.htm">Floor</a> <a href="/john/6-2.htm">Great</a> <a href="/john/5-9.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/john/5-9.htm">Health</a> <a href="/john/5-8.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/acts/2-1.htm">Length</a> <a href="/john/11-41.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/john/5-7.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/acts/23-30.htm">State</a> <a href="/acts/3-7.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/john/5-14.htm">Time</a> <a href="/john/6-67.htm">Want</a> <a href="/john/5-9.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/john/11-22.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/john/6-67.htm">Wish</a><div class="vheading2">John 5</div>1. <a href="/john/5-1.htm">Jesus on the Sabbath day cures him who was diseased thirty-eight years.</a> 10. <a href="/john/5-10.htm">The Jews therefore object, and persecute him for it.</a> 17. <a href="/john/5-17.htm">He answers for himself, and reproves them, showing by the testimony of his Father,</a> 31. <a href="/john/5-31.htm">of John,</a> 36. <a href="/john/5-36.htm">of his works,</a> 39. <a href="/john/5-39.htm">and of the Scriptures, who he is.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>When Jesus saw him lying there This phrase indicates Jesus' awareness and compassion. Jesus often noticed those who were marginalized or in need, as seen in other instances like the woman at the well (John 4) and the blind man (John 9). The setting is the pool of Bethesda, a place where many disabled people gathered, hoping for healing. This reflects Jesus' mission to seek and save the lost (<a href="/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10</a>).and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition The man's prolonged suffering is emphasized, highlighting Jesus' omniscience and empathy. The text suggests that Jesus knew the man's history without being told, demonstrating His divine insight. This aligns with other instances where Jesus knew people's thoughts and pasts, such as with Nathanael (<a href="/john/1-48.htm">John 1:48</a>).He asked him, “Do you want to get well?” This question may seem unnecessary, but it serves to engage the man's faith and desire for healing. It also reflects the biblical principle of free will and personal responsibility. Jesus often required a response of faith before performing miracles, as seen with the blind men in <a href="/matthew/9-28.htm">Matthew 9:28-29</a>. The question also invites introspection, prompting the man to consider his true desires and readiness for change.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is the Son of God, who performs miracles and teaches about the Kingdom of God. In this context, He is the healer and the one who initiates the conversation with the invalid. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_invalid_man.htm">The Invalid Man</a> A man who had been ill for thirty-eight years, lying by the Pool of Bethesda, hoping for healing. His long-term condition symbolizes human suffering and the need for divine intervention. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_pool_of_bethesda.htm">The Pool of Bethesda</a> A pool in Jerusalem, believed to have healing properties when its waters were stirred. It was a place where many sick and disabled people gathered, hoping for a miracle. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where this event takes place, significant in Jewish history and the location of the Temple, representing the heart of Jewish worship and tradition. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sabbath.htm">The Sabbath</a> Although not directly mentioned in verse 6, the healing occurs on the Sabbath, which later becomes a point of contention with the Jewish leaders.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/desire_for_healing.htm">Desire for Healing</a> Jesus' question, "Do you want to get well?" challenges us to examine our own desires for spiritual and physical healing. Are we truly seeking transformation, or are we comfortable in our current state? <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_action.htm">Faith and Action</a> The invalid man's response to Jesus' question required faith and a willingness to act. Similarly, our faith should lead us to take steps toward the healing and change God offers. <a href="/topical/j/jesus'_compassion.htm">Jesus' Compassion</a> Jesus' approach to the man demonstrates His compassion and personal attention to individual needs. We are reminded of His care for each of us, regardless of how long we have been in our struggles. <a href="/topical/s/sabbath_and_legalism.htm">Sabbath and Legalism</a> The healing on the Sabbath later highlights the tension between Jesus' ministry and the legalistic interpretations of the law. It encourages us to prioritize compassion and mercy over rigid adherence to rules. <a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_christ.htm">Transformation through Christ</a> The healing signifies the transformative power of Christ in our lives, not just physically but spiritually. We are called to seek and embrace this transformation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 5</a> <a href="/q/do_you_want_to_be_healed.htm">Do you want to be healed?</a> <a href="/q/is_remaining_unmarried_preferable.htm">Do you want to be healed?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_missionary_adoniram_judson.htm">What defines emotional intelligence?</a> <a href="/q/insights_from_day_38_on_spiritual_growth.htm">What insights does Day 38 offer on spiritual growth?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) And now Jesus sees him lying there among the throng of sufferers, and every ache of every limb, and. every sorrow of every heart told of the perfection of life marred by the curse of sin; but this man's own sin had left its mark upon him, which men may read and condemn, though within the whited fairness of their own outer deeds, the soul's life was by sin palsied to its very core. But he hears, in tones that went to the heart as he listened to them, the strange question, stranger indeed than "Wilt thou. . . .," "Wiliest thou to be made whole?"<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - When Jesus saw him lying there, and perceived (came to know by his searching glance and intuitive knowledge of the history of others) that he had during a long time already been (in that condition, or in sickness,) said unto him - spontaneously, in the royalty of his benefactions, not demanding from the man even the faith to be healed, and dealing with him almost as he did with the dead - Wilt thou be made whole? The leper came beseeching him, "Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean." The leper was quite sure of his own intense desire for cleansing, and all he questioned was the will, not the power, of Jesus. The admission of the power was a tacit cry for healing. The questioning of Jesus on this occasion involved an offer of mercy. "Dost thou veritably wish for health and strength?" The question implies a doubt. The man may have got so accustomed to his life of indolence and mendicancy as to regard deliverance from his apparent wretchedness, with all consequent responsibilities of work and energy and self-dependence, as a doubtful blessing. He whined out, with professional drawl, his oft-told story, reflecting very much upon his lovelessness and quarrelsomeness, and ugly temper. There are many who are not anxious for salvation, with all the demands it makes upon the life, with its summons to self-sacrifice and the repression of self-indulgence. There are many religious impostors who prefer tearing open their spiritual wounds to the first passerby, and hugging their grievance, to being made into robust men upon whom the burden of responsibility will immediately fall. In this case the sign of his palsied nature was written upon his face, and was probably known to every passerby. <a href="/commentaries/john/5-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>When Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. saw ἰδὼν (idōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. him τοῦτον (touton) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. lying [there] κατακείμενον (katakeimenon) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2621.htm">Strong's 2621: </a> From kata and keimai; to lie down, i.e. be sick; specially, to recline at a meal. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. realized γνοὺς (gnous) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1097.htm">Strong's 1097: </a> A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. he had spent ἔχει (echei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. a long πολὺν (polyn) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4183.htm">Strong's 4183: </a> Much, many; often. time [in this condition], χρόνον (chronon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5550.htm">Strong's 5550: </a> A space of time or interval; by extension, an individual opportunity; by implication, delay. He asked λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. him, αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “Do you want Θέλεις (Theleis) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2309.htm">Strong's 2309: </a> To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. to get γενέσθαι (genesthai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. well?” ὑγιὴς (hygiēs) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5199.htm">Strong's 5199: </a> (a) sound, healthy, pure, whole, (b) wholesome. 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