Jesus heals a man who has been paralyzed for 38 years at the Pool of Bethesda. Jesus says to him: "Get up take your bed, and walk". The man is immediately healed and is able to do so. (John 5:2–9). Jesus was then criticized by the Jews for doing this on the Sabbath (John 5:10–18). Jesus' answer was: "My Father is working until now, and I am working." See Paralytics in Miracles of Jesus.
See also Jesus' answer explained at:
- time 26:42–36:29 in John 5:10-18 – Opposed by Religious Tradition.
- time 4:42–6:12 in John 5:19-47 – Opposed by Unbelief.
Verses John 5:3b–4 in this account weren't part of the earliest manuscripts and are therefore omitted in most Bible translations. These verses say the following about what the invalids (blind, lame, and paralyzed) did around this pond:
"waiting for the moving of the water; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool, and stirred the water: whoever stepped in first after the stirring of the water was healed of whatever disease he had."
John 5:3b–4 doesn't follow John's way of writing. It's probably a comment in the margin that happened to be included when the text was copied in later manuscripts. The explanation may well be based on old information from this time that is correct. It describes the folklore that existed around the pond and explains the man's response in verse 7 when Jesus asked him if he wanted to be healed: "Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, and while I am going another steps down before me." See these verses further explained at time
5:51–10:11 in John 5:1-9 – Opposed by Hopelessness.
See also Critical verses in the gospels at the end of The Four Gospels.
