Do You Want to Be Healed?

Jesus Heals at the Pool of Bethesda - Do You Want to Be Healed? John 5:1–15

In Jerusalem, near the Sheep Gate, there was a pool called Bethesda. Around the pool

lay many people who were sick, blind, or unable to walk. They waited there

every day, hoping for healing. Among them was a man who had been unable to walk for

thirty-eight years. He lay on his mat day after day, watching others come and go.

Each time the water stirred, people rushed toward the pool, believing healing

would come. But the man could never move fast enough. Then one day,

Jesus walked into the area. He saw the man lying there and knew how long he had been