By the Sheep Gate(A) in Jerusalem there is a pool, called Bethesda[a] in Hebrew, which has five colonnades.[b]

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  1. John 5:2 Other mss read Bethzatha; other mss read Bethsaida
  2. John 5:2 Rows of columns supporting a roof

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

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  1. John 5:2 Some manuscripts Bethzatha; other manuscripts Bethsaida

17 Motioning to them with his hand(A) to be silent, he explained to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Report these things to James[a](B) and the brothers,” he said. Then he departed and went to a different place.

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  1. Acts 12:17 This was James, the Lord’s brother; Mk 6:3. This was not James the apostle; Ac 12:2.

17 Peter motioned with his hand(A) for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. “Tell James(B) and the other brothers and sisters(C) about this,” he said, and then he left for another place.

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