KJV King James Version
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.
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John 5:7
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”
WEB World English Bible
The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I’m coming, another steps down before me.”
ASV American Standard Version
The sick 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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The ailing man answered him, ‘Sir, I have no man, that, when the water may be troubled, he may put me into the pool, and while I am coming, another doth go down before me.’
Surrounding context — John 5
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.
10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry [thy] bed.
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ἀπεκρίθηG611 · apokrinōto answerαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀσθενῶν·G770 · astheneōbe weak: weakκύριε,G2962 · kurioslord: GodἄνθρωπονG444 · anthrōposa humanοὐκG3756 · ounoἔχωG2192 · echōto have/beἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toὅτανG3752 · hotanwhen(-ever)ταραχθῇG5015 · tarassōto troubleτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoὕδωρG5204 · hudōr, hudatoswaterβάλῃG906 · ballōto throw: throwμεG3165 · memeεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoκολυμβήθραν·G2861 · kolumbēthrapoolἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongᾧG3739 · hos, hēwhichδὲG1161 · dethenἔρχομαιG2064 · erchomaito come/goἐγώ,G1473 · egōI/weἄλλοςG243 · allosanotherπρὸG4253 · probeforeἐμοῦG1473 · egōI/weκαταβαίνει.G2597 · katabainōto come/go down
Cross-references
Psalm 72:12For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and [him] that hath no helper.Deuteronomy 32:36For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that [their] power is gone, and [there is] none shut up, or left.1 Corinthians 9:24Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.Psalm 142:4I looked on [my] right hand, and beheld, but [there was] no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.2 Corinthians 1:8-10For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:Romans 5:6For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.John 5:3In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
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