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said these things and remained in Bethany. But when his brothers had gone up
to the feast then he also went up not openly.

Baptismal Pool

Now it was winter and there was at Jerusalem a baptismal pool which is called
Bethesda having five entrances. Jesus and his apostles and followers infiltrated
these entrances after meet in Gethsemane the Garden. At these entrances a
great many sick people were lying, the blind, the lame, and the crippled. They
were waiting for the water to be stirred up. An angel of God descended at a
certain time to the baptismal pool and stirred up the water and whoever went in
first after the stirring of the water was healed of any disease he had. A man was
there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.

Jesus saw this man lying down and he knew that he had been waiting for a long
time. He said to him do you wish to be healed? The sick man answered saying
yes, my Lord. I have no man when the water is stirred up to put me into the
baptismal pool. While I am coming another one goes in before me. Jesus said to
him rise take up your quilt and walk. The man was healed straightway. He rose
up and took his quilt and walked.

Healed on the Sabbath

The day was a Sabbath day. The Jews said to him who was healed it is the
Sabbath. It is not lawful for you to carry your quilt. He answered saying to them
he who healed me told me to take up your quilt and walk. They asked him, who is
this man who said to you taking up your quilt and walk. He who was healed did
not know who he was. Jesus was pressed by a large crowd which was at that
place. After a while Jesus found him and said to him you have been healed do
not sin again for something worse might happen to you than at first. The man
went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. The Jews
wanted to destroy him because he was weakening the Sabbath. They said to him
when they found him what authority do you have to do these issues on the
Sabbath.

Jesus answered saying to them, I have told you but you do not believe. The
works which I do in the name of my Father testify of me.
I say to you that the Son can do nothing of his own accord except what he sees
the Father doing. The issues which the Father does the same the Son does also.
The Father loves his Son and he shows him everything that he does. He will
show him greater works than these so that you may marvel. They wanted the
more to destroy him because he said concerning God that he was his Father and