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and under these a large number of sick people were lying—blind, lame, or paralyzed—waiting for the movement of the water.[a] At certain times an angel of the Lord would go down into the pool and stir up the water, and whoever stepped in first after the stirring of the water was healed of whatever disease he had.[b]

One particular man was there who had been ill for 38 years.

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  1. John 5:3 Other mss. lack waiting for the movement of the water
  2. John 5:4 Other mss. lack v. 4

Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. [4] [a] One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.

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  1. John 5:4 Some manuscripts include here, wholly or in part, paralyzed—and they waited for the moving of the waters. From time to time an angel of the Lord would come down and stir up the waters. The first one into the pool after each such disturbance would be cured of whatever disease they had.