John 5:2

2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda[a] and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades.

John 5:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
ESV
2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades.
NLT
2 Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches.
MSG
2 Near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there was a pool, in Hebrew called Bethesda, with five alcoves.
CSB
2 By the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there is a pool, called Bethesda in Hebrew, which has five colonnades.

John 5:2 In-Context

1 Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals.
2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades.
3 Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed.
5 One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Nehemiah 3:1; Nehemiah 12:39
  • 2. Jn 19:13,17,20; John 20:16; Acts 21:40; Acts 22:2; Acts 26:14

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Some manuscripts "Bethzatha" ; other manuscripts "Bethsaida"
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