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Berean Standard Bible

“Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.”

John 5:2

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Jesus goes up to Jerusalem for a feast and passes near the Sheep Gate, where a pool lies with five covered porches. The place was crowded with people who were sick, blind, lame and paralyzed.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.

World English Bible (WEB)

Now in Jerusalem by the sheep gate, there is a pool, which is called in Hebrew, “Bethesda”, having five porches.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep [gate] a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now in Jerusalem near the sheep-market there is a public bath which in Hebrew is named Beth-zatha. It has five doorways.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and there is in Jerusalem by the sheep-gate a pool that is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y hay en Jerusalem á la puerta del ganado un estanque, que en hebraico es llamado Bethesda, el cual tiene cinco portales.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Allí en Jerusalén, junto a la puerta de las Ovejas, había un estanque rodeado de cinco pórticos. El estanque, se llamaba en arameo, Betzatá.

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