John 5:5-9

⁵One of those who was there had been paralyzed for thirty-eight years.

⁶Jesus saw him lying there and found out that the man had been like that for a long time. He said to the man, “Do you want to become well?”

⁷The paralyzed man replied to him, “ Yes, sir, I want to get well, but there is no one to help me get down into the pool when the water is stirred {stirs}. While I am trying to get to the pool, someone else always gets there before me.”

⁸Jesus said to him, “Get up! Then pick up your mat and walk!”

⁹The man immediately was healed. He picked up his mat and started walking! The day on which this happened was a Jewish day of rest.