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John 5:3

On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.

John 5:3 BSB
  1. a Literally In these
  2. b NE, BYZ, and TR include awaiting the moving of the waters. 4 For from time to time an angel descended into the pool and stirred the water. As soon as it was stirred, the first to enter the pool would be healed of his disease.

John 5:3 has 9 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 4 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Mark 3:1–4 (8 votes) and Matthew 15:30 (7 votes). 7 other verses point back to it. It links with 10 other books, from 1 Kings 13 to James 5.

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Which verses does John 5:3 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Mark 3:1–48 votes

    Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath. …

  2. Matthew 15:307 votes

    Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.

  3. Luke 7:227 votes

    So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

  4. Zechariah 11:174 votes

    Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”

  5. Lamentations 3:263 votes

    It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

  6. James 5:72 votes

    Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

  7. 1 Kings 13:41 vote

    Now when King Jeroboam, who was at the altar in Bethel, heard the word that the man of God had cried out against it, he stretched out his hand and said, “Seize him!” But the hand he stretched out toward him withered, so that he could not pull it back.

  8. Proverbs 8:341 vote

    Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.

  9. Romans 8:251 vote

    But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

Which verses point to John 5:3?

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