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and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Later on there was a Jewish feast (festival), and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After this, a Jewish festival took place, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After this, a Jewish festival took place, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />After these things there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Later, Jesus went to Jerusalem for another Jewish festival. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />After these things there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Later, Jesus went to Jerusalem for a Jewish festival.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After this, Jesus went to Jerusalem for a religious festival. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Later on, there was another festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />After this there was a Jewish feast, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />After these things, there was a Jewish festival, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />After this there was a feast of the Jews: and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />After this there was a Festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />After these things, there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />After these things there was a celebration of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />After these was the festival of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />AFTER these things was a festival day of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />After these things, there was a feast day of the Jews, and so Jesus ascended to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />After this, there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />AFTER these things there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />After these things there was a feast of the Judeans, and Yeshua went up to Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />After this was the feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />After these things was the feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up into Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />AFTER these things there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Some time after this the feast of the Jews being come, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />After this there was a Festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />After these things there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />After these <i>things</i> there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/5-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=1334" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/5.htm">The Pool of Bethesda</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: Meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">Some time later</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tauta (DPro-ANP) -- This; he, she, it. "></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēn (V-IIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">there was</a> <a href="/greek/1859.htm" title="1859: heortē (N-NFS) -- A festival, feast, periodically recurring. Of uncertain affinity; a festival.">a feast</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/2453.htm" title="2453: Ioudaiōn (Adj-GMP) -- Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.">Jews,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/305.htm" title="305: anebē (V-AIA-3S) -- To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up.">went up</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/2414.htm" title="2414: Hierosolyma (N-ANP) -- The Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem. Of Hebrew origin; Hierosolyma">Jerusalem.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">2</span>Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/2-13.htm">John 2:13</a></span><br />When the Jewish Passover was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-2.htm">John 7:2</a></span><br />However, the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-45.htm">John 4:45</a></span><br />Yet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-4.htm">John 6:4</a></span><br />Now the Jewish Feast of the Passover was near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-55.htm">John 11:55</a></span><br />Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people went up from the country to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-41.htm">Luke 2:41-42</a></span><br />Every year His parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. / And when He was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the Feast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-2.htm">Matthew 26:2</a></span><br />“You know that the Passover is two days away, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-1.htm">Mark 14:1</a></span><br />Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a covert way to arrest Jesus and kill Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-14.htm">Exodus 12:14</a></span><br />And this day will be a memorial for you, and you are to celebrate it as a feast to the LORD, as a permanent statute for the generations to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-4.htm">Leviticus 23:4-5</a></span><br />These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times. / The Passover to the LORD begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-1.htm">Deuteronomy 16:1-6</a></span><br />Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night. / You are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name. / You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1-5</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel. / For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month, / since they had been unable to keep it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-1.htm">2 Chronicles 35:1</a></span><br />Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/6-19.htm">Ezra 6:19-22</a></span><br />On the fourteenth day of the first month, the exiles kept the Passover. / All the priests and Levites had purified themselves and were ceremonially clean. And the Levites slaughtered the Passover lamb for all the exiles, for their priestly brothers, and for themselves. / The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-14.htm">Nehemiah 8:14-18</a></span><br />And they found written in the Law, which the LORD had commanded through Moses, that the Israelites were to dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month, / and that they should proclaim this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.” / And the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the courts of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate and by the Gate of Ephraim. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/2-13.htm">John 2:13</a></b></br> And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-14.htm">Exodus 23:14-17</a></b></br> Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/34-23.htm">Exodus 34:23</a></b></br> Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/4-45.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/john/4-45.htm">Festival</a> <a href="/john/4-45.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/john/4-54.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/4-22.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/john/2-1.htm">Later</a> <a href="/john/4-53.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/6-4.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/john/6-4.htm">Festival</a> <a href="/john/5-2.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/john/5-6.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/5-10.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/john/6-71.htm">Later</a> <a href="/john/5-4.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">John 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-1.htm">Jesus on the Sabbath day cures him who was diseased thirty-eight years.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-10.htm">The Jews therefore object, and persecute him for it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-17.htm">He answers for himself, and reproves them, showing by the testimony of his Father,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-31.htm">of John,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-36.htm">of his works,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-39.htm">and of the Scriptures, who he is.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Some time later</b><br>This phrase indicates a transition from the events of the previous chapter, suggesting an unspecified period has passed. It highlights the narrative flow of the Gospel of John, which does not always follow a strict chronological order but focuses on thematic elements. This passage follows the healing of the official's son in Galilee, emphasizing the ongoing ministry of Jesus.<p><b>there was a feast of the Jews</b><br>The specific feast is not named, leading to various interpretations. It could be one of the major Jewish feasts such as Passover, Pentecost, or Tabernacles. These feasts were significant in Jewish religious life, serving as times of pilgrimage to Jerusalem. They also provide a backdrop for Jesus' ministry, as He often used these occasions to reveal His identity and mission. The feasts symbolize the fulfillment of the Old Covenant in Christ, who is the true Passover Lamb and the Light of the World.<p><b>and Jesus went up to Jerusalem</b><br>The phrase "went up" reflects the geographical reality that Jerusalem is situated on a hill, requiring an ascent. Jerusalem was the center of Jewish worship and the location of the Temple, making it a focal point for Jesus' ministry. His journey to Jerusalem for the feast underscores His obedience to the Law and His role as the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets. This journey also foreshadows His ultimate sacrifice in Jerusalem, where He would fulfill His redemptive mission.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>Central figure in the Gospel of John, the Son of God, who performs miracles and teaches about the Kingdom of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/feast_of_the_jews.htm">Feast of the Jews</a></b><br>A Jewish festival, possibly Passover, Pentecost, or Tabernacles, which required Jewish males to go to Jerusalem.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The holy city, central to Jewish worship and the location of the Temple, where significant events in Jesus' ministry occur.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_commands.htm">Faithfulness to God's Commands</a></b><br>Jesus' journey to Jerusalem for the feast demonstrates His faithfulness to God's commands. As believers, we are called to be faithful in our spiritual practices and commitments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/significance_of_worship.htm">Significance of Worship</a></b><br>The feasts were times of communal worship and remembrance of God's deliverance. We should prioritize gathering with other believers to worship and remember God's work in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/jesus'_intentionality.htm">Jesus' Intentionality</a></b><br>Jesus' actions were purposeful, often using Jewish festivals as opportunities to reveal His identity and mission. We should seek to live intentionally, using everyday opportunities to share our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_engagement.htm">Cultural Engagement</a></b><br>Jesus engaged with the cultural and religious practices of His time. As Christians, we should thoughtfully engage with our culture, finding ways to connect and communicate the Gospel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_you_rise_and_carry_your_bed.htm">Can you rise and carry your bed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_travel_to_india.htm">Did Jesus travel to India?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_omitting_john_5_3-4_affect_reliability.htm">Does the omitted verse about an angel stirring the water (John 5:3–4 in some manuscripts) undermine the text’s reliability and consistency? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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>(1) <span class= "bld">A feast of the Jews.</span>--The writer does not tell us what feast this was, and we must be content to remain without certain knowledge. There is, perhaps, no Jewish feast with which it has not been identified, and it has been even proclaimed confidently that it must have been the Day of Atonement! (Caspari, <span class= "ital">Chron. and Geogr., Introd., Eng.</span> Trans., p. 130). Our reading is to be regarded as the better one, though not a few authorities insert the article, and interpret "<span class= "ital">the</span> Feast" to mean the Feast of Passover.<p>The time-limits are <a href="/john/4-35.htm" title="Say not you, There are yet four months, and then comes harvest? behold, I say to you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.">John 4:35</a>, which was in Tebeth (January), and <a href="/john/6-4.htm" title="And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.">John 6:4</a>, which bring us to the next Passover in Nisan (April), <span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> an interval of four months, the year being an intercalary one with the month VeAdar (and Adar) added, or, as we should say, with two months of March. The only feast which falls in this interval is the Feast of Purim, and it is with this that the best modern opinion identifies the feast of our text. It was kept on the 14th of Adar (March), in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews from the plots of Haman, and took its name from the lots cast by him (<a href="/esther/3-7.htm" title="In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.">Esther 3:7</a>; <a href="/esther/9-24.htm" title="Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;">Esther 9:24</a> <span class= "ital">et seq.</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span> It was one of the most popular feasts (Jos. <span class= "ital">Ant.</span> xi. 6, ? 13), and was characterised by festive rejoicings, presents, and gifts to the poor. At the same time it was not one of the great feasts, and while the writer names the Passover (<a href="/john/2-13.htm" title="And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.">John 2:13</a>; <a href="/john/6-4.htm" title="And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.">John 6:4</a>; <a href="/john/13-1.htm" title="Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them to the end.">John 13:1</a>), the Feast of Tabernacles (<a href="/john/7-2.htm" title="Now the Jew's feast of tabernacles was at hand.">John 7:2</a>), and even that of the Dedication (John x 22), this has no further importance in the narrative than to account for the fact of Jesus being again in Jerusalem. (Comp. <span class= "ital">Introduction: Chronological Harmony of the Gospels,</span> p. 35) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-47.</span> - <p><span class="Text_Heading">1.</span> <span class="accented">Christ proved, by signs and wonders and testimonies, to be Source of life.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-9.</span> - <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> <span class="accented">A sign on a paralyzed body and an unsusceptible soul.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - The journey to Jerusalem is said to have taken place at the time of "a feast," or "the feast of the Jews." <span class="cmt_word">After these things</span> (<span class="greek">μετα ταῦτα</span>). Suggesting a number of events, not necessarily connected with each other. (For the latter idea of a period expressed by <span class="greek">μετα τοῦτο</span> see <a href="/john/2-12.htm">John 2:12</a> and John 11:7, 11; for <span class="greek">μετα ταῦτα</span>, see <a href="/john/6-1.htm">John 6:1</a> and John 21:1. etc.) <span class="cmt_word">There was the feast of the Jews.</span> Now, "the feast" of the Jews could hardly be any other than the second <span class="accented">Passover</span>, while <a href="/john/6-4.htm">John 6:4</a> would indicate a third. "The feast" referred to in <a href="/john/4-45.htm">John 4:45</a> undoubtedly means the first Passover. "A feast" would leave the question open, though by no means excluding positively the second Passover, as the anarthrousness of the word might be chosen with a view to call special attention to it. However, the indefinite <span class="greek">ἑορτη</span> has been identified by commentators with every feast in the calendar, so there can be no final settlement of the problem. If the feast be the Passover, then our Lord's ministry lasted a little more than three years. If not, it must be one or other of the feasts that elapsed between the Passovers of ch. 2 and ch. 6 Edersheim, with many others, refuses to accept any chronological hint in <a href="/john/4-35.htm">John 4:35</a>, and therefore throws the journey from Jerusalem to Galilee a few weeks after the first Passover, in the early summer, and supposes that Jesus returned to the unnamed feast in the autumn. Several critics say of <a href="/john/4-35.htm">John 4:35</a>, one part of the sentence must be parabolical and the other literal, and that the disciples might be anticipating a spiritual harvest after four months, and Jesus drew from the physically ripening corn fields his comparison. This seems to me entirely contrary to our Lord's ordinary method; and that the disciples were in too carnal a mood to be credited with an anticipation of spiritual results in Samaria at all. Those who think that <a href="/john/4-35.htm">John 4:35</a> does give a hint of four months preceding harvest, place the journey between the middle of December and the middle of January. To my mind there is consequently no difficulty in imagining that when those four months should have been spent, and before the regular calling and appointment of the twelve apostles, our Lord should have gone up to the feast - one of the feasts which did summon the adult men to the metropolis. This is the view of Irenaeus, Luther, Cretins, Lampe, Neander, Hengstenberg, Conder, and many others. Wieseler, Hug, Meyer Lance, Godet, Weiss, Farrar, Watkins, think that the Feast of Purim, celebrated on the 15th of Adar (or March) (2 Macc. 15:36), in commemoration of the deliverance of the people from the evil intention of Haman (<a href="/esther/9-21.htm">Esther 9:21</a>, etc.), was that national fast and feast which Jesus thus honoured. Purim was not one of the divinely appointed festivals, but it is also stated that the Lord undoubtedly attended one of the national and recently appointed festivals, that of Dedication (<a href="/john/10-22.htm">John 10:22</a>). The more serious objection is that it could, if desired, have been celebrated quite as well in Galilee as in Jerusalem, and that the method of celebration seemed contrary to the whole spirit of the Master, and the whole tone of the discourse which followed. It is said that part of the ritual of the feast was the free and frequent gifts made spontaneously by one to another. Westcott prefers the autumn Feast of Trumpets as more suitable on several grounds than the Passover, <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> because of the absence of the article, - this, however, is very problematical (see Tischendorf, 8th edit.); . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/5-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Some time later</span><br /><span class="grk">Μετὰ</span> <span class="translit">(Meta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">there was</span><br /><span class="grk">ἦν</span> <span class="translit">(ēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a feast</span><br /><span class="grk">ἑορτὴ</span> <span class="translit">(heortē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1859.htm">Strong's 1859: </a> </span><span class="str2">A festival, feast, periodically recurring. Of uncertain affinity; a festival.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῶν</span> <span class="translit">(tōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jews,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰουδαίων</span> <span class="translit">(Ioudaiōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2453.htm">Strong's 2453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jesus</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦς</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went up</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνέβη</span> <span class="translit">(anebē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_305.htm">Strong's 305: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰς</span> <span class="translit">(eis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jerusalem.</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἱεροσόλυμα</span> <span class="translit">(Hierosolyma)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2414.htm">Strong's 2414: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem. 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