KJV King James Version
When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time [in that case], he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
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John 5:6
When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time [in that case], he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
WEB World English Bible
When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had been sick for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to be made well?”
ASV American Standard Version
When Jesus saw him lying, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wouldest thou be made whole?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
him Jesus having seen lying, and having known that he is already a long time, he saith to him, ‘Dost thou wish to become whole?’
Surrounding context — John 5
3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.
5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time [in that case], he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
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τοῦτονG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itἰδὼνG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusκατακείμενον,G2621 · katakeimaito reclineκαὶG2532 · kaiandγνοὺςG1097 · ginōskōto knowὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatπολὺνG4183 · polusmuchἤδηG2235 · ēdēalreadyχρόνονG5550 · chronostimeἔχει,G2192 · echōto have/beλέγειG3004 · legōto sayαὐτῷ·G846 · autosit/s/heθέλειςG2309 · thelōto will/desireὑγιὴςG5199 · hugiēshealthyγενέσθαι;G1096 · ginomaito be
Cross-references
Luke 18:41Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.Hebrews 4:15For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as [we are, yet] without sin.Hebrews 4:13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things [are] naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.Isaiah 65:1I am sought of [them that] asked not [for me]; I am found of [them that] sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation [that] was not called by my name.John 21:17He saith unto him the third time, Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.Jeremiah 13:27I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, [and] thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when [shall it] once [be]?Psalm 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
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