John 5 · Scofield
market a pool Or, gate, Nehemiah 3:1 ; 12:39
waiting for The Sinai MS. omits "waiting for the moving of the water." and all of John 5:4 .
For See margin ref. (See Scofield " John 5:3 ") angel See note, (See Scofield " Hebrews 1:4 ")
sin Sin. (See Scofield " Romans 3:23 ") .
his Father (Greek - βιβλαρίδιον ," his own Father). The Jews understood perfectly that Jesus was claiming to be God. Cf. John 10:33 .
witness Cf. John 8:14 . In John 5:31 our Lord, defending His Messianic claims before Jews who denied those claims, accepts the biblical rule of evidence, which required "two witnesses" ; John 8:17 ; Numbers 35:30 ; Deuteronomy 17:6 . A paraphrase of verse John 5:31 would be: "If I bear witness of myself ye will say my witness is not true." Cf. John 8:14 .
saved (See Scofield " Romans 1:16 ") .
seen Cf. (See Scofield " John 1:18 ") .