Signs of life On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
2nd sign “blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” (John 20.29) 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 Jesus 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” (John 5:24)