John 5 in the early church
1309 passages quote, allude to, or echo John 5, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
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John 5:1
Some time later there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:1–9 | Against Heresies 2.22.3 · Irenaeus of Lyons | allusion, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| John 5:1 | Commentary on John 13.258 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| John 5:1 | Commentary on John 13.370 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| John 5:1 | Commentary on John 13.455 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| John 5:1–11 | Tractates on the Psalms 91.5 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| John 5:1 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 51.21.28 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374-377 |
| John 5:1–9 | Sermon 125.1 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| John 5:1 | The Harmony of the Gospels 2.94 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 399–400 |
| John 5:1 | The Harmony of the Gospels 4.14 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 399–400 |
John 5:2
Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.
John 5:3
On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:3 | Homily on the Paralytic 2 · Cyril of Jerusalem | allusion, high confidence | ca. 350-387 |
| John 5:3 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 17.1 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| John 5:3 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 17.2 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
John 5:4
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:4 | On Baptism 5 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–206 |
| John 5:4 | Against Parmenian the Donatist 2.6 · Optatus of Milevis | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 366–385 |
| John 5:4 | On the Mysteries 4 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 387–391 |
| John 5:4 | Sermon 125.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| John 5:4 | Sermon 125.6 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| John 5:4 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 12.9 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| John 5:4 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 17.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| John 5:4 | Sermon 86 · Peter Chrysologus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 425-450 |
John 5:5
One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.
John 5:6
When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:6 | Homily on the Paralytic 2 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350-387 |
| John 5:6 | Homily on the Paralytic 5 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350-387 |
| John 5:6 | Against the Manichees, Greek continuation of book 3, Lagarde p. 73 · Titus of Bostra | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360s |
| John 5:6 | Homilies on Matthew 29.1 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| John 5:6 | Homilies on Matthew 67.4 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| John 5:6 | Sermon 80.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| John 5:6 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 17.7 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| John 5:6 | The Conferences 13.15 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| John 5:6 | The Conferences 13.16 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
John 5:7
“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:7 | Homily on the Paralytic 5 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350-387 |
| John 5:7 | Homily on the Paralytic 6 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350-387 |
| John 5:7 | Homily on the Paralytic 8 · Cyril of Jerusalem | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 350-387 |
| John 5:7 | Homilies on Matthew 67.4 · John Chrysostom | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| John 5:7 | On the Mysteries 4 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387–391 |
| John 5:7 | Sermon 125.3 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| John 5:7 | Letters 32.25 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
| John 5:7 | The Harmony of the Gospels 2.94 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 399–400 |
| John 5:7 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 17.3 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| John 5:7 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 17.7 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| John 5:7 | The Conferences 13.16 · John Cassian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
John 5:8
Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”
John 5:9
Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:9 | Homily on the Paralytic 7 · Cyril of Jerusalem | allusion, high confidence | ca. 350-387 |
| John 5:9 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 30.32.2 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, high confidence | 374-377 |
| John 5:9 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 51.21.28 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, high confidence | 374-377 |
| John 5:9 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 17.10 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
John 5:10
so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:10 | Homily on the Paralytic 8 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350-387 |
| John 5:10–11 | Tractates on the Psalms 91.5 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| John 5:10 | Letter 149.2 · Jerome | allusion, high confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| John 5:10 | Panarion (Adversus Haereses), Haer. 1-64 30.34.5 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, medium confidence | 374-377 |
| John 5:10 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 17.10 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
John 5:11
But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:11 | Homily on the Paralytic 8 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350-387 |
| John 5:11 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 17.10 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
John 5:12
“Who is this man who told you to pick it up and walk?” they asked.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:12 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 17.10 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
John 5:13
But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while the crowd was there.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:13 | Homily on the Paralytic 10 · Cyril of Jerusalem | allusion, high confidence | ca. 350-387 |
| John 5:13 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 17.11 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
John 5:14
Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”
John 5:15
And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:15 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 17.12 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
John 5:16
Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
John 5:17
But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”
John 5:18
Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
John 5:19
So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.
John 5:20
The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.
John 5:21
For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
John 5:22
Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
John 5:23
so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
John 5:24
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.
John 5:25
Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
John 5:26
For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.
John 5:27
And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.
John 5:28
Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
John 5:29
and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
John 5:30
I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
John 5:31
If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:31 | Prescription against Heretics 23 · Tertullian | allusion, high confidence | ca. 203 |
| John 5:31 | Against Celsus 1.48 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| John 5:31–32 | Letter 66.2 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | 249/250–258 |
| John 5:31 | Divine Institutes 5.3.21 · Lactantius | echo, low confidence | ca. 303–311 |
| John 5:31 | Book 2, lines 648–671 · Juvencus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 330 |
| John 5:31 | Ancoratus 3.5 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374 |
| John 5:31 | Ancoratus 3.6 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374 |
| John 5:31 | Ancoratus 3.7 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374 |
| John 5:31 | On the Christian Faith 5.10 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 378–380 |
| John 5:31 | Homilies on Matthew 36.2 · John Chrysostom | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 390 |
| John 5:31 | Homilies on Matthew 63.1 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| John 5:31 | Sermon 128.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
John 5:32
There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:32 | Book 2, lines 648–671 · Juvencus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 330 |
| John 5:32 | On Ecclesiastical Theology 2.7.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 337–339 |
| John 5:32 | On the Synods 22 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 358–359 |
| John 5:32 | Ancoratus 3.5 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374 |
John 5:33
You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:33 | Question 91, section 1 · Ambrosiaster | allusion, low confidence | ca. 370–384 |
| John 5:33 | Sermon 67.9 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| John 5:33 | Sermon 128.2 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| John 5:33–35 | Sermon 342.2 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
John 5:35
John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.
John 5:36
But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.
John 5:37
And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,
John 5:38
nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:38 | Book 2, lines 672–699 · Juvencus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 330 |
| John 5:38 | Oration III Against the Arians 16 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 339–346 |
| John 5:38 | On the Trinity 9.20 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–360 |
| John 5:38 | On the Trinity 9.21 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–360 |
| John 5:38 | Against Arius 1.6 · Marius Victorinus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 357–362 |
John 5:39
You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:39 | Against Heresies 4.10.1 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| John 5:39 | Prescription against Heretics 8 · Tertullian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 203 |
| John 5:39 | Fragment 46 on John 3:34 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 226-254 |
| John 5:39 | Fragment 47 on John (verse reference unclear) · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 226-254 |
| John 5:39 | Commentary on John 5.6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| John 5:39 | Commentary on John 6.109 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| John 5:39 | Homily on Luke 31 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 233–250 |
| John 5:39 | Homily on Isaiah 2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 235–250 |
| John 5:39 | Homilies on Joshua 19.4 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| John 5:39 | Against Celsus 3.33 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| John 5:39 | Against Celsus 5.16 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| John 5:39 | Against Celsus 6.7 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| John 5:39 | Against Celsus 6.37 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248 |
| John 5:39 | Commentary on Matthew 10.6 · Origen | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 246–248 |
| John 5:39 | Commentary on Romans 3.7 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| John 5:39 | Commentary on Romans 7.17 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| John 5:39–40 | To Quirinus 1.18 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| John 5:39 | Letter 3 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | uncertain |
| John 5:39 | Symposium 8.4 · Methodius of Olympus | quotation, high confidence | late 3rd century |
| John 5:39 | Prophetic Extracts 4.27 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | before 325 (probably ca. 310–320) |
| John 5:39 | Acts of Euplus of Catania (Latin) 2 · Anonymous | echo, medium confidence | 304 (12 August) |
| John 5:39 | Demonstration of the Gospel 10.8.112 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| John 5:39 | Book 2, lines 672–699 · Juvencus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 330 |
| John 5:39 | Oration III Against the Arians 29 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 339–346 |
| John 5:39 | To the Bishops of Egypt 4 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356 |
| John 5:39 | Festal Letter 39 1 · Athanasius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | 367 (Easter letter) |
| John 5:39 | Ancoratus 19.8 · Epiphanius of Salamis | allusion, medium confidence | 374 |
| John 5:39 | Apostolic Constitutions 2.5.5 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| John 5:39 | Homily 1 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 379–394 |
| John 5:39 | On Tobit 83 · Ambrose | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380-390 |
| John 5:39 | Eleven Tractates 3.58 · Priscillian | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 380–385 |
| John 5:39 | Eleven Tractates 3.61 · Priscillian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380–385 |
| John 5:39 | Eleven Tractates 3.66 · Priscillian | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380–385 |
| John 5:39 | Letter 199.42 · Augustine of Hippo | echo, medium confidence | ca. 386–430 |
| John 5:39 | Homily 6 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
| John 5:39 | Homily 15 · Gregory of Nyssa | allusion, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
| John 5:39 | Sermon 129.1 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| John 5:39 | Sermon 129.4 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| John 5:39 | Sermon 129.6 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 391-430 |
| John 5:39 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 13.5 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| John 5:39 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 16.2 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| John 5:39 | Against Faustus the Manichaean 19.30 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 398–400 |
| John 5:39 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 23.2 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
| John 5:39 | Part 2 · Eutherius of Tyana | quotation, high confidence | ca. 431-440 |
John 5:40
yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:40 | Against Heresies 4.10.1 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| John 5:40 | Book 2, lines 672–699 · Juvencus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 330 |
| John 5:40 | On the Trinity 9.22 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–360 |
| John 5:40 | Against Arius 3.10 · Marius Victorinus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 357–362 |
| John 5:40 | Tractates on the Gospel of John 23.2 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 406–420 |
John 5:41
I do not accept glory from men,
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:41 | Book 2, lines 672–699 · Juvencus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 330 |
| John 5:41 | On the Trinity 9.22 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–360 |
| John 5:41 | Moral Rules (Moralia) 59 · Basil of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 360-370 |
| John 5:41 | Homily 1.7 on Titus · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 392-397 |
| John 5:41 | Letters 5.6 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 394–413 |
John 5:42
but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:42 | On the Trinity 9.22 · Hilary of Poitiers | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–360 |
John 5:43
I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.
John 5:44
How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
John 5:45
Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:45 | Commentary on John 20.359 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| John 5:45 | Commentary on Romans 8.8 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
| John 5:45–47 | To Quirinus 1.18 · Cyprian of Carthage | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–250 (book 3 perhaps later) |
| John 5:45–47 | Acta Archelai (Latin) 52 · Hegemonius | quotation, high confidence | early to mid 4th century (Greek original) |
| John 5:45 | Book 2, lines 672–699 · Juvencus | allusion, high confidence | ca. 330 |
| John 5:45–46 | Liber Orsiesii 10 · Orsiesius | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380-390 |
John 5:46
If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.
John 5:47
But since you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| John 5:47 | Against Heresies 4.2.3 · Irenaeus of Lyons | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| John 5:47 | On the Witch of Endor 6 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |
| John 5:47 | Homilies on Jeremiah 9.2 · Origen | quotation, high confidence | ca. 240 |