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John 5:3

King James Version (KJV)

In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

In context

1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

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.

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John 5:3 in every translation

KJV King James Version
In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
WEB World English Bible
In these lay a great multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, or paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water;
BSB Berean Standard Bible
On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.
ASV American Standard Version
In these lay a multitude of them that were sick, blind, halt, withered.
YLT Young's Literal Translation
in these were lying a great multitude of the ailing, blind, lame, withered, waiting for the moving of the water,
DBY Darby Translation
In these lay a multitude of sick, blind, lame, withered, [awaiting the moving of the water.
WBS Webster Bible
In these lay a great multitude of impotent persons, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.