John 5:4
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“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.”
καιρός
A season, an appointed time. In due season we shall reap if we do not give up. God has appointed the right time for everything in your life.
καταβαίνω
was going down
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καταβαίνω
To descend, come down. Katabaínō. The Spirit descended like a dove, and the bread of life came down from heaven. God is not distant. He comes down.
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κολυμβήθρα
pool
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κολυμβήθρα
Pool, bathing place. Kolymbēthra. At the pool of Bethesda, Jesus healed a man who had no one to carry him to the water. The water could not save him, but the Word standing before him could. Stop waiting for the water.
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ταράσσω
was troubling
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ταράσσω
Trouble, stir, agitate. Tarássō. Herod was troubled when he heard a king had been born, and all Jerusalem with him. Fear spreads. Do not let your heart be troubled.
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ὕδωρ
water
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ὕδωρ
Water, living water. Hýdōr. Jesus offered the woman at the well water that would never leave her thirsty again. Drink deeply.
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οὖν
therefore
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οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
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πρῶτος
first
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πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
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ἐμβαίνω
was climbing in
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ἐμβαίνω
To board, to step into. Embaínō. Jesus stepped into boats to cross waters and reach the other side. Follow him in.
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ταραχή
disturbance
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ταραχή
Disturbance, agitation, unrest. Tarachē. Jesus stilled the sea and calmed the crowds, sovereign over every kind of chaos. Do not let external unrest dictate your internal state.
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ὑγιής
healthy
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ὑγιής
Healthy, sound, whole. Hygiēs. Jesus asked the lame man, "Do you want to be made well?" True doctrine and true healing share the same root. Let both be whole in you.
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γίνομαι
was becoming
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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ὅς
of that
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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δήποτε
whatever
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δήποτε
At any time, ever, whenever. Dēpote. The man at the pool had suffered for thirty-eight years, yet Jesus met him in that "whatever time" moment. No window of grace is too obscure for God to act. Come as you are, whenever you are.
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κατέχω
he was posessed
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κατέχω
Hold fast, restrain, possess. Katéchō. Hold fast to what is good, Paul urges. What you grip shapes you. Hold the right things.
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νόσημα
disease.
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νόσημα
A disease, a sickness. Jesus healed every disease and every sickness among the people. Nothing is beyond the reach of His healing power.
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