約翰福音 5:7

7 病 人 回 答 說 ： 先 生 ， 水 動 的 時 候 ， 沒 有 人 把 我 放 在 池 子 裡 ； 我 正 去 的 時 候 ， 就 有 別 人 比 我 先 下 去 。

約翰福音 5:7 Meaning and Commentary

John 5:7

The impotent man answered him, Sir
Which was a common and courteous way of speaking, much in use with the Jews, especially to strangers. The Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions read, "yea Lord", which is a direct answer to the question:

I have no man;
the Ethiopic version reads, "men"; he had no servant, so Nonnus, or servants, to wait upon him, and take him up in their arms, and carry him into the pool; he was a poor man, and such God is pleased to choose and call by his grace:

when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool;
that is, as soon as it is troubled by the angel, to put him in first before any other; for it was the first man only that had a cure this way:

but while I am coming;
in a slow way, by the help of his crutches, or in the best manner he could:

another steppeth down before me;
not so much disordered, or more active and nimble: so among those that wait on the ministry of the word, some are sooner in Christ, or earlier called by his grace, than others; some lie here a long time, and see one and another come to Christ, believe in him, profess his name, and are received into the church; and they still left, in an uncalled and unconverted estate.

約翰福音 5:7 In-Context

5 在 那 裡 有 一 個 人 ， 病 了 三 十 八 年 。

6 耶 穌 看 見 他 躺 著 ， 知 道 他 病 了 許 久 ， 就 問 他 說 ： 你 要 痊 瘉 麼 ？

7 病 人 回 答 說 ： 先 生 ， 水 動 的 時 候 ， 沒 有 人 把 我 放 在 池 子 裡 ； 我 正 去 的 時 候 ， 就 有 別 人 比 我 先 下 去 。

8 耶 穌 對 他 說 ： 起 來 ， 拿 你 的 褥 子 走 罷 ！

9 那 人 立 刻 痊 愈 ， 就 拿 起 褥 子 來 走 了 。