John 5:2
“Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market,.... The word "market" is not in the text, and of such a market, no…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The sheep-market - This might have been rendered the “sheep-gate,” or the gate through which the sheep were taken into…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
There Is - This is thought by some to be a proof that John wrote his Gospel before the destruction of Jerusalem; and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714John 5:1-16
This miraculous cure is not recorded by any other of the evangelists, who confine themselves mostly to the miracles…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
there is at Jerusalem This is no evidence whatever that the Gospel was written before the destruction of Jerusalem. The…
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