John 5:45

⁴⁵אַל תַּחְשְׁבוּ שֶׁאֲנִי אֶטְעַן עֲלֵיכֶם לִפְנֵי אָבִי. מֹשֶׁה אֲשֶׁר שַׂמְתֶּם בּוֹ בִּטְחוֹנְכֶם הוּא הַטּוֹעֵן עֲלֵיכֶם.

John 5 pivots from Jesus’ ministry in Galilee to a dramatic confrontation in Jerusalem. At the pool of Bethesda, Jesus heals a man who had been paralyzed for thirty-eight years — and then tells him to pick up his mat and walk. The healing itself is remarkable, but the controversy