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John 5:5–6

One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, Do you want to be healed?”

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John 5:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, Do you want to get well?”

John 5:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. 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?

John 5:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, Would you like to get well?”

John 5:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, Do you want to be made well?”

John 5:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

A man was lying there who had been sick for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw the man and knew that he had been sick for such a long time, Jesus asked him, “Do you want to be well?”

John 5:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And a certain man was there, who had been thirty and eight years in his infirmity. 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?

John 5:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

But there was a certain man there who had been suffering under his infirmity thirty and eight years. Jesus seeing this man lying there, and knowing that he was in that state now a great length of time, says to him, Wouldest thou become well?

John 5:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

One man, who had been sick for 38 years, was lying there. Jesus saw the man lying there and knew that he had been sick for a long time. So Jesus asked the man, “Would you like to get well?” 

John 5:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

One man was there who had been sick for 38 years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew he had already been there a long time, He said to him, Do you want to get well?”

John 5:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been there a long time, he said to him, Do you want to be made well?”

John 5:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And a certain man was there who had been thirty-eight years in his sickness. Jesus, when he saw this one lying there and knew that he had been sick a long time already, said to him, “Do you want to become well?”

John 5:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

One person who was there had been disabled for 38 years. Jesus saw him lying there. He knew that the man had been in that condition for a long time. So he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”

John 5:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

A man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.

When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, He said to him, Do you wish to get well?”


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