The Gospel According to John: 5:1-17
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“1 After these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticoes. 3 In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, [waiting for the moving of the waters; 4 for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted.] 5 A man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. 6 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?” 7 The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I am coming, another steps down before me.” 8 Jesus said to him, “Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.” 9 Immediately the man became well, and picked up his pallet and began to walk. Now it was the Sabbath on that day. 10 So the Jews were saying to the man who was cured, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not permissible for you to carry your pallet.” 11 But he answered them, “He who has made me well was the one who said to me, “Pick up your pallet and walk.” 12 They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick up your pallet and walk’?” 13 But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while there was a crowd in that place. 14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you.” 15 The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
“Do you wish to get well?”
John 5:6 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?”
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
What should happen when our answer is “Yes”?
Hebrews 13:16 And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
We should want to be like Him
John 5:14 Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you.”
Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
We should share Him with others
John 5:15 The man went away, and informed the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
Matthew 4:19 Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
John 20:21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be to you; just as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. God, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Memory Verse of the Week:
10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
Discussion Questions: (John 5:1-15)
Why do you think John included this detailed description of the pools of Bethesda? What might this be implying about Jesus? (v. 2-4)
What makes this question of Jesus so important for the man and what are the implications for us? (v. 5-6)
In what ways was the man’s answer flawed? (v. 7)
What does the man’s response to being healed say about his belief in Jesus? (v. 9)
How did the religious leaders miss the point? (v. 10) In what ways are we similar?
Why do you think the man that was healed went to the temple? (v. 14b)
What does Jesus’ warning tell us about the man’s prior condition? (v. 14b) In what ways is this a good lesson for us?
What else does this passage tell us about God? Why does it matter?
What else does the text teach us about ourselves?
Did anything else stick out to you?
How do you believe God leading you to respond to His word?