Signs of life On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at .

2nd sign “blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (.29) After these things there was a feast of the Jews

Men praying at Western Wall during the feast of Sukkot 5:1

Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, called . . . Bethesda, having five porticoes

Pools of Bethesda with Crusader chapel and St Anne’s Church 5:2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, called . . . Bethesda, having five porticoes

St. Anne’s Church

Crusader chapel

northern pool excavated southern pool portion

Pools of Bethesda (aerial view from the west) 5:2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, called . . . Bethesda, having five porticoes

Pools of Bethesda on the Jerusalem model (from the east) 5:2

Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, called . . . Bethesda, having five porticoes

Pools of Bethesda and Asclepium area (from the east) 5:2 Statue of Asclepius, exhibited in the Museum of Epidaurus Theatre Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, called . . . Bethesda, having five porticoes

Pools of Bethesda, southern pool and fifth porch (from the south) 5:2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, called . . . Bethesda, having five porticoes

Pools of Bethesda, northern pool 5:2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, called . . . Bethesda, having five porticoes

Pools of Bethesda, southern pool steps and fill (from the north) 5:2 In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, withered

Group of handicapped beggars 5:3 Get up, take up your mat, and walk

Woven mat from Cave of the Treasure in Nahal Mishmar in the southern Judean wilderness not far from the Dead 5:8 Sea. Now it was the Sabbath on that day

Sabbath boundary marker near Timrat, showing the limit of Sabbath travel for one of the nearby towns 5:9 It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to pick up your mat

Shabbat gates sign at Machpelah in Hebron 5:10 Afterward found him in the temple

Temple Mount on the Jerusalem model (from the south) 5:14

The Jews were persecuting Jesus because He was doing these things on the Sabbath

Priestly blessing during Sukkot at the Western Wall 5:16 Who is Jesus? The Son of the Father • Who has a unique level of intimacy and is at one with the Father • Who shares divine knowledge • Who is the giver of life • Who has the authority to judge • Who deserves the same honour as the Father Who is Jesus? The Son of the Father Full of grace “I tell you the truth, whoever hears my words and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life” (:24)