John 5:7

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܥܢܳܐ ܗܰܘ ܟ݁ܪܺܝܗܳܐ ܘܶܐܡܰܪ ܐܺܝܢ ܡܳܪܝ ܠܰܝܬ݁ ܠܺܝ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܐ݈ܢܳܫ ܕ݁ܡܳܐ ܕ݁ܶܐܬ݁ܬ݁ܙܺܝܥܘ ܡܰܝܳܐ ܢܰܪܡܶܝܢܝ ܒ݁ܡܰܥܡܽܘܕ݂ܺܝܬ݂ܳܐ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܥܰܕ݂ ܐܶܢܳܐ ܐܳܬ݂ܶܐ ܐ݈ܢܳܐ ܐ݈ܚܪܺܝܢ ܡܶܢ ܩܕ݂ܳܡܰܝ ܢܳܚܶܬ݂ ܀

Bible Verse Review
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I have: Deuteronomy 32:36, Psalms 72:12, Psalms 142:4, Romans 5:6, 2 Corinthians 1:8-10

before: John 5:4, 1 Corinthians 9:24

Reciprocal: Acts 14:8 - impotent

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The impotent man answered him, Sir,.... Which was a common and courteous way of speaking, much in use with the Jews, especially to strangers. The Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions read, "yea Lord", which is a direct answer to the question:

I have no man; the Ethiopic version reads, "men"; he had no servant, so Nonnus, or servants, to wait upon him, and take him up in their arms, and carry him into the pool; he was a poor man, and such God is pleased to choose and call by his grace:

when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool; that is, as soon as it is troubled by the angel, to put him in first before any other; for it was the first man only that had a cure this way:

but while I am coming; in a slow way, by the help of his crutches, or in the best manner he could:

another steppeth down before me; not so much disordered, or more active and nimble: so among those that wait on the ministry of the word, some are sooner in Christ, or earlier called by his grace, than others; some lie here a long time, and see one and another come to Christ, believe in him, profess his name, and are received into the church; and they still left, in an uncalled and unconverted estate.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Sir, I have no man ... - The answer of the man implied that he did wish it, but, in addition to all his other trials, he had no “friend” to aid him. This is an additional circumstance that heightened his affliction.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 5:7. Sir, I have no man — Ναι, Κυριε - "Yes, sir; but I have no man:" - this is the reading of C*GH, fourteen others, both the Syriac, later Persic, Arabic, and Chrysostom. Reader, be thankful to God for health and outward comforts. When long affliction has been allied to deep poverty, how deplorable is the state!