John 5: Healing at Bethesda and the Son's Authority

Jesus heals a man who had been disabled for thirty-eight years, and the leaders object because it is the Sabbath. Jesus answers that he works as his Father works, that the Son gives life and judges, and that the Scriptures testify about him.

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In John 5:8-9, how does Jesus heal the invalid man at the pool of Bethesda?

He tells the man's friends to carry him into the water firstHe physically carries the man into the poolHe waits for the water to be stirred before healing himHe simply tells the man to get up, pick up his mat, and walk