John 5:2

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep [market] a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

BSB

Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.

WEB

Now in Jerusalem by the sheep gate, there is a pool, which is called in Hebrew, “Bethesda,” having five porches.

YLT

and there is in Jerusalem by the sheep -gate a pool that is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches,

F.O.G Original

(2) Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool that is called in Aramaic, Bethesda, having five porches.

F.O.G

(2) Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool that is called in Aramaic, Bethesda, having five porches.

F.O.G MSG

²Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gateᵃ a pool called Bethesdaᵇ in Aramaic, which has five covered porches surrounding it.

Footnotes:

²ᵃ Sheep Gate: A gate in Jerusalem’s city wall through which sheep were brought for temple sacrifices, emphasizing Jesus as the ultimate sacrifice.
²ᵇ Bethesda: Means “house of mercy” or “house of grace” in Aramaic, highlighting God’s compassion for the suffering.