Chapter summary

John 5 — The Son Gives Life

Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath and claims equal authority with the Father — to give life, to judge, and to raise the dead at his voice.

At the pool of Bethesda Jesus heals a man invalid for thirty-eight years, telling him to rise, take up his bed, and walk — on the Sabbath.

The Jews persecute him for working on the Sabbath; he answers, "My Father is working until now, and I am working" — making himself equal with God.

The Son can do nothing of his own accord but only what he sees the Father doing — the Father loves the Son and has given him authority to give life and to judge.

Moses wrote of him; the Scriptures bear witness to him — yet they refuse to come to him to have life.

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John 5:8 “Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”” John 5:24 “Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.” John 5:39 “You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,”

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