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Berean Standard Bible

“When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?””

John 5:6

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At a pool in Jerusalem where many sick people lay, Jesus notices a man who has been ill for thirty-eight years. Many in the crowd hoped for healing at the pool, but the man had no one to help him into the water.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”

World English Bible (WEB)

When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had been sick for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to be made well?”

King James Version (KJV)

When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

American Standard Version (ASV)

When Jesus saw him lying, and knew that he had been now a long time [in that case], he saith unto him, Wouldest thou be made whole?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

When Jesus saw him there on the floor it was clear to him that he had been now a long time in that condition, and so he said to the man, Is it your desire to get well?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

him Jesus having seen lying, and having known that he is already a long time, he said to him, 'Do you wish to become whole?'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Como Jesús vió á éste echado, y entendió que ya había mucho tiempo, dícele: ¿Quieres ser sano?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cuando Jesús lo vio allí acostado y supo que tenía mucho tiempo de estar enfermo, le preguntó:―¿Quieres curarte?

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