Johannes 5:1

1 Nach diesem war ein Fest der Juden, und Jesus ging hinauf nach Jerusalem.

Johannes 5:1 Meaning and Commentary

John 5:1

After this there was a feast of the Jews
After Christ had been in Samaria, which was four months ago, ( John 4:35 ) , and had been in Galilee for that time, and had cured the nobleman's son, and had done other mighty works, the time came on for one of the three festivals of the Jews; either the feast of Pentecost, as some think; or as others, the feast of tabernacles; or rather, the feast of the passover, so called, in ( John 4:45 ) since John is very particular, in giving an account of the several passovers, in Christ's ministry:

and Jesus went up to Jerusalem;
according to the law of God, which obliged all the males to appear there at that time; and to show his compliance with it, and obedience to it, whom it became to fulfil all righteousness; and this he did also, that he might have an opportunity of discoursing, and doing his miracles before all the people, which came at this time, from the several parts of the land.

Johannes 5:1 In-Context

1 Nach diesem war ein Fest der Juden, und Jesus ging hinauf nach Jerusalem.

2 Es ist aber in Jerusalem bei dem Schaftor ein Teich, der auf hebräisch Bethesda zubenamt ist, welcher fünf Säulenhallen hat.

3 In diesen lag eine Menge Kranker, Blinder, Lahmer, Dürrer, die auf die Bewegung des Wassers warteten.

4 Denn zu gewissen Zeiten stieg ein Engel in den Teich herab und bewegte das Wasser. Wer nun nach der Bewegung des Wassers zuerst hineinstieg, ward gesund, mit welcher Krankheit irgend er behaftet war.

5 Es war aber ein gewisser Mensch daselbst, der achtunddreißig Jahre mit seiner Krankheit behaftet war.