The Miracle at the Pool of Bethesda

We cannot be sure what feast it was to which Jesus went up, and at which He healed the man beside the pool of Bethesda. If it was the Passover, and we are inclined to think that it was, then Christ's ministry covered a space of about three and a half years. (See ch. 2:13; 5:2; 6:4; and 12:12.) This much is certain, it was our Lord's second appearance in Jerusalem recorded by John. While in Jerusalem Jesus went on a Sabbath day to walk among the porches around the pool of Bethesda. This pool...