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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> The man went away and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well. <a href="/nlt/john/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then the man went and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had healed him. <a href="/esv/john/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. <a href="/bsb/john/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. <a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> The man went away and told the Jews that Jesus is the One having made him well. <a href="/kjv/john/5.htm">King James Bible</a> The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole. <a href="/nkjv/john/5.htm">New King James Version</a> The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. <a href="/nasb_/john/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The man went away, and informed the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. <a href="/nasb/john/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. <a href="/nasb77/john/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. <a href="/lsb/john/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The man went away, and disclosed to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. <a href="/amp/john/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. <a href="/csb/john/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The man went and reported to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. <a href="/hcsb/john/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The man went and reported to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. <a href="/asv/john/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him whole. <a href="/cev/john/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The man left and told the leaders that Jesus was the one who had healed him. <a href="/erv/john/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole. <a href="/gwt/john/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The man went back to the Jews and told them that Jesus was the man who had made him well. <a href="/gnt/john/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then the man left and told the Jewish authorities that it was Jesus who had healed him. <a href="/isv/john/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> The man went off and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well. <a href="/msb/john/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. <a href="/net/john/5.htm">NET Bible</a> The man went away and informed the Jewish leaders that Jesus was the one who had made him well. <a href="/nheb/john/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The man went away, and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well. <a href="/wbt/john/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. <a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> The man went and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had restored him to health; <a href="/web/john/5.htm">World English Bible</a> The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> The man went away, and told the Jews that it is Jesus who made him whole, <a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> The man went away and told the Jews that Jesus is the One having made him well. <a href="/ylt/john/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> The man went away, and told the Jews that it is Jesus who made him whole, <a href="/slt/john/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The man departed, and announced to the Jews that it is Jesus having made him well.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The man went his way, and told the Jews, that it was Jesus who had made him whole. <a href="/cpdv/john/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> This man went away, and he reported to the Jews that it was Jesus who had given him health. <a href="/nabre/john/5.htm">New American Bible</a> The man went and told the Jews that Jesus was the one who had made him well. <a href="/nrsvce/john/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the man went away and told the Jews, that it was Jesus who had healed him. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And that man departed and said to the Jews that Yeshua was the one who had healed him.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus that had restored him to health. <a href="/godbey/john/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And the man departed, and said to the Jews, that Jesus is the one having made him whole. <a href="/haweis/john/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> The man went, and informed the Jews, that it was Jesus who had made him whole. <a href="/mace/john/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> then the man departed to acquaint the Jews, that it was Jesus who had cured him. <a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> The man went and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had restored him to health; <a href="/worrell/john/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who made him well. <a href="/worsley/john/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And the man went away, and told the Jews, that it was Jesus who had healed him. <a href="/parallel/john/5-15.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=1437" 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> …14Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.” 15<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.">And the</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpos (N-NMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">man</a> <a href="/greek/565.htm" title="565: apēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.">went away</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/312.htm" title="312: anēngeilen (V-AIA-3S) -- To bring back word, report; I announce, declare. From ana and the base of aggelos; to announce.">told</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2453.htm" title="2453: Ioudaiois (Adj-DMP) -- Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.">Jews</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">it was</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/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.">who</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiēsas (V-APA-NMS) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">had made</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- 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/5199.htm" title="5199: hygiē (Adj-AMS) -- (a) sound, healthy, pure, whole, (b) wholesome. From the base of auzano; healthy, i.e. Well; figuratively, true.">well.</a> 16Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.…<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="/john/9-11.htm">John 9:11</a> He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.” <a href="/mark/1-45.htm">Mark 1:45</a> But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter. <a href="/luke/8-39.htm">Luke 8:39</a> “Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him. <a href="/matthew/9-31.htm">Matthew 9:31</a> But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout the land. <a href="/john/4-29.htm">John 4:29</a> “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” <a href="/acts/4-10.htm">Acts 4:10</a> then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. <a href="/luke/5-14.htm">Luke 5:14-15</a> “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” / But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses. <a href="/matthew/12-16.htm">Matthew 12:16-18</a> warning them not to make Him known. / This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: / “Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations. <a href="/john/11-45.htm">John 11:45-46</a> Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him. / But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. <a href="/acts/3-11.htm">Acts 3:11-12</a> While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade. / And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? <a href="/mark/7-36.htm">Mark 7:36</a> Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it. <a href="/matthew/8-4.htm">Matthew 8:4</a> Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.” <a href="/john/7-21.htm">John 7:21-23</a> Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed. / But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) / If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath? <a href="/acts/5-14.htm">Acts 5:14-16</a> Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women. / As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. / Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed. <a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm">Isaiah 43:10-12</a> “You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come. / I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me. / I alone decreed and saved and proclaimed—I, and not some foreign god among you. So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.and told.<a href="/john/4-29.htm">John 4:29</a> Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?<a href="/john/9-11.htm">John 9:11,12</a> He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight… <a href="/mark/1-45.htm">Mark 1:45</a> But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.which.<a href="/john/5-12.htm">John 5:12</a> Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?<a href="/john/9-15.htm">John 9:15,25,30,34</a> Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/4-50.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/john/5-13.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/john/5-14.htm">Health</a> <a href="/john/5-14.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/5-10.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/john/5-14.htm">Restored</a> <a href="/john/5-14.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/6-15.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/acts/3-11.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/john/7-23.htm">Health</a> <a href="/john/5-16.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/5-16.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/john/7-23.htm">Restored</a> <a href="/john/7-23.htm">Whole</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>And the man went away This phrase indicates the immediate action taken by the man after his healing. It reflects a sense of urgency and purpose. In the context of the narrative, the man had been healed after 38 years of infirmity, which would naturally lead to a desire to share the news. This action also demonstrates the man's obedience to Jesus' command to "get up, pick up your mat, and walk."and told the Jews The term "the Jews" in the Gospel of John often refers to the Jewish leaders or authorities, rather than the Jewish people as a whole. This reflects the tension between Jesus and the religious leaders of the time. The man’s decision to inform them may have been motivated by a sense of duty or fear, as the Jewish leaders were known to enforce strict adherence to the Sabbath laws.that it was Jesus Identifying Jesus as the one who healed him is significant. It highlights Jesus' authority and power to perform miracles, which is a central theme in the Gospel of John. This identification also sets the stage for the growing conflict between Jesus and the Jewish leaders, as they were increasingly concerned about His influence and the claims He made about His identity.who had made him well This phrase emphasizes the miraculous nature of the healing. The man had been an invalid for a long time, and his restoration to health was a testament to Jesus' divine power. This act of healing is one of the signs in John's Gospel that point to Jesus as the Messiah and the Son of God. It also fulfills Old Testament prophecies about the coming of a healer and restorer, such as those found in <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5-6</a>, which speak of the blind seeing and the lame walking.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_man.htm">The Man</a> A man who had been an invalid for 38 years, healed by Jesus at the Pool of Bethesda. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The Son of God, who performed the miracle of healing the invalid on the Sabbath. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_jews.htm">The Jews</a> Religious leaders who were concerned with the observance of the Sabbath laws. 4. <a href="/topical/p/pool_of_bethesda.htm">Pool of Bethesda</a> A pool in Jerusalem where many disabled people gathered, hoping for healing. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_healing_event.htm">The Healing Event</a> Jesus heals the man on the Sabbath, which leads to a confrontation with the Jewish leaders.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_sabbath.htm">Understanding the Sabbath</a> Jesus challenges the legalistic interpretation of the Sabbath, emphasizing mercy and compassion over ritual. <a href="/topical/w/witnessing_to_others.htm">Witnessing to Others</a> The healed man testifies to the Jews about Jesus, showing the importance of sharing our encounters with Christ. <a href="/topical/r/recognizing_jesus'_authority.htm">Recognizing Jesus' Authority</a> Jesus demonstrates His authority over physical ailments and religious traditions, affirming His divine nature. <a href="/topical/r/responding_to_criticism.htm">Responding to Criticism</a> Jesus' actions invite criticism from religious leaders, teaching us to stand firm in our faith despite opposition. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith.htm">The Role of Faith</a> The man's healing was initiated by Jesus, but his response in faith led to his testimony, highlighting the importance of faith in action.<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/who_do_you_say_i_am.htm">Who do you say I am?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'nothing_is_impossible_with_god'_mean.htm">What is the meaning of 'One New Man'?</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_abolish_the_law.htm">Did Jesus come to abolish the law? (Matthew 5:17 vs. Ephesians 2:15)</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_raising_the_dead.htm">What does the Bible say about raising the dead?</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>(15) The man departed, and told the Jews.--We are not told what reason underlay his report to the Jews. It is natural that he should give the answer which he could not give before (<a href="/john/5-13.htm" title="And he that was healed knew not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.">John 5:13</a>), and that he should wish to secure himself from the charge of Sabbath-breaking by supplying his authority. The narrative does not suggest that he did this in a tone of defiance, which has been found here from a remembrance of John 9, still less that he used his new strength immediately to bring a charge against the Giver of it. The impression is rather, that he felt that this power came from a prophet sent by God, and that he told this to those who were God's representatives to the nation, supposing that they would recognise Him too.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 15, 16. - The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him whole. Therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, (and sought to slay him ), because he was doing these things on the sabbath. The motive of the man may have been one of gratitude, or may have arisen from a sense of duty, seeing that he had not answered the question of the Jews, and had been himself charged with doing the unlawful thing (Weiss). He may have sought to win from his interlocutors some reverence for his Healer; but everything points the other way. He was a loveless being; he seems to have been nettled by the charge and warning he had just received, and went with the name of his Benefactor on his lips to those who in his hearing had already condemned the Saviour's conduct. The connection is close between the two facts, viz. the man's eager implication of his Healer in the responsibility of his own act, which was said by "the Jews" to be unlawful; and the course of cruel persecution and deadly hate which was there and then inaugurated against the Saviour of the world. The sixteenth verse represents a course of conduct on the part of the Jews which led to open conflict with the dominant party. Christ's view of the sabbath lay, indeed, in the heart of the old Law, and was even recognized by some of the wisest and noblest spirits of Judaism; but it ran counter to the current traditionary interpretation, and cut as with a sharp sabre through the knots and entanglement of the schools. It was the unpardonable sin that ideas and rules which sustained and fed the authority of the hierarchical party should be swept away as valueless and perilous accumulations, and as fungoid encrustations upon the Law of Moses. Weiss justly remarks that there is no colour for the charge that the fourth evangelist antedated the sabbath controversy, for Mark (<a href="/mark/3-6.htm">Mark 3:6</a>) shows that it had already commenced in Galilee. In <a href="/john/4-1.htm">John 4:1-3</a> we see that the Pharisaic party distrusted Jesus; here we see that the authorities are in arms against him. <a href="/commentaries/john/5-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[And] the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. man ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. went away ἀπῆλθεν (apēlthen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_565.htm">Strong's 565: </a> From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. told ἀνήγγειλεν (anēngeilen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> To bring back word, report; I announce, declare. From ana and the base of aggelos; to announce. the τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Jews Ἰουδαίοις (Ioudaiois) Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2453.htm">Strong's 2453: </a> Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. it was ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. 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. who ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. had made ποιήσας (poiēsas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. him αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 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. well. ὑγιῆ (hygiē) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5199.htm">Strong's 5199: </a> (a) sound, healthy, pure, whole, (b) wholesome. 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