John 5:5

One man there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years.

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

A certain man was there, who had been sick for thirty-eight years.

World English Bible (WEB)

And{G1161} a certain{G5100} man{G444} was{G2258}{(G5713)} there{G1563}, which had{G2192}{(G5723)} an infirmity{G1722}{G769} thirty{G5144} and eight{G3638} years{G2094}.

Strong's King James

(5) Now a man was there who had been in his sickness for 38 years.

The F.O.G

[5] Among them lay a man who had been imprisoned by his disability for thirty-eight years – nearly four decades of watching others live the life he longed for.

The F.O.G Paraphrase

and there was a certain man there being in ailment thirty and eight years,

Young's Literal Translation

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John 5:5

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John 5:5