4. Source Text: Greek (Byzantine). Omitted in the main text of the SBLGNT John 5:4:1 ⧉ἄγγελοςangyelosangel John 5:4:2 ⧉γὰρgarfor John 5:4:3 ⧉κατὰkataat John 5:4:4 ⧉καιρὸνkerontime John 5:4:5 ⧉κατέβαινενkatevenen{He} was going down John 5:4:6 ⧉ἐνenin John 5:4:7 ⧉τῇtee{the} John 5:4:8 ⧉κολυμβήθρᾳkoleemveethrapool John 5:4:9 ⧉καὶkeand John 5:4:10 ⧉ἐτάρασσεetarase{He} was stirring John 5:4:11 ⧉τὸto{the} John 5:4:12 ⧉ὕδωρ·heedorwater John 5:4:13 ⧉ὁho{the} John 5:4:14 ⧉οὖνoonthen John 5:4:15 ⧉πρῶτοςprotosfirst John 5:4:16 ⧉ἐμβάςemvashaving entered John 5:4:17 ⧉μετὰmetaafter John 5:4:18 ⧉τὴνtin{the} John 5:4:19 ⧉ταραχὴνtarakheentroubling John 5:4:20 ⧉τοῦtoo{of the} John 5:4:21 ⧉ὕδατοςheedatoswater John 5:4:22 ⧉ὑγιὴςheeyeeeeshealthy John 5:4:23 ⧉ἐγίνετο,eyeenetohe was becoming John 5:4:24 ⧉ᾧhooto whom John 5:4:25 ⧉δ’dand John 5:4:26 ⧉ἂνanever John 5:4:27 ⧉κατείχετοkateekhetohe was being held John 5:4:28 ⧉νοσήματι.noseemateeby disease |
4. Formal Translation (Textual note: Some later manuscripts add; absent from many early witnesses:) For at a certain season, an angel would go down into the pool and stir up the water; then the first one who stepped in after the stirring of the water was made whole, whatever kind of disease he was being held by. |
4. Dynamic Translation (Textual note: Some later manuscripts add; absent from many early witnesses:) From time to time, an angel would come down into the pool and stir up the water; the first person who went in after the water was stirred would be healed of whatever sickness he had. |