Verse 2 market a pool Or, gate, Nehemiah 3:1; 12:39 Verse 3 waiting for The Sinai MS. omits "waiting for the moving of the water." and all of John 5:4. Verse 4 For See margin ref. (See Scofield "John 5:3") angel See note, (See Scofield "Hebrews 1:4") Verse 14 sin Sin. (See Scofield "Romans 3:23") . Verse 18 his Father (Greek - βιβλαρίδιον ," his own Father). The Jews understood perfectly that Jesus was claiming to be God. Cf. John 10:33. Verse 31 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. Verse 34 saved (See Scofield "Romans 1:16") . Verse 37 seen Cf. (See Scofield "John 1:18") .