John 5:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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.

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. The imperfect tense in which these verbs are expressed conveys the idea of use and custom х katebainen (G2597) ... etarasse (G5015) ... egineto (G1096)] - 'was wont to descend'-`to trouble the pool'-`to be made whole.'

John 5:4

4 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.