The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Le malade lui répondit: Seigneur, je n'ai personne pour me jeter dans la piscine quand l'eau est agitée, et, pendant que j'y vais, un autre descend avant moi.
KJV
The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
Anonymous
Treatise on Rebaptism
e are three that bear witness: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three are one" (First John 5:6-8). From this, we gather that water is accustomed to give the Spirit, and blood is accustomed to give the Spirit to men, and the Spirit Himself is accustomed to give the…
Eucherius of Lyon
Book of Spiritual Intelligence Formulas
Spirit, and there are three who bear witness on earth: the spirit, the water, and the blood" (First John 5:7). And in Genesis: "Three branches" (Genesis 40:10). Four: Representing the four Gospels. In Ezekiel: "And from their midst came the likeness of four living creatures" (Eze…
Fulgentius of Ruspe
For the Catholic faith
ree who bear witness in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Spirit: and these three are one (First John 5:7). What can I say about the patriarch Abraham? When he saw the appearance of three men, he recognized one God among them, when he said: Lord God (Genesis 18:3). He showed…
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