Lesson 30
         JESUS JUSTIFIES HEALING ON THE SABBATH (#1)
                              John 5:1-16

 1. Verse 1, says, "After this (these things)..." After what? ________

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 2. What "feast" was this? ___________________________________________

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 3. What do we know about "Bethesda"? ________________________________

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 4. How are the sicknesses among these people classified? ____________

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 5. Did Jesus heal all of these people? ______________________________

 6. Why not? _________________________________________________________

 7. What kind of infirmity did the man in verse 5 have? ______________

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 8. What indication do we have that this man had faith in Jesus? _____

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 9. What do we learn from verse 9 about the healing? _________________

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10. Did the Jews seem to be happy for the man now that he was healed?

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11. What did the Jews accuse the man of doing? _______________________

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12. What was the requirement of the Law concerning the Sabbath? ______

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13. Did Jesus ever break (or command someone else to break) the

    Sabbath? _________________________________________________________

14. Do you think the healed man meant to "blow the whistle" on Jesus?

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15. What is the meaning of the word "persecute"? _____________________

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