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After this

After he had healed the official's son (John 4:46)

went up to Jerusalem

Jerusalem is located on the top of a hill. Roads to Jerusalem went up and down smaller hills, but if your language has a different word for going up a hill than for walking on level ground, use it here.

pool

a hole in the ground filled with water

Bethesda

"Bethesda" means house of mercy (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)

roofed porticos

roofed structures with at least one wall missing attached to buildings

a great number

"many"

verse 4

Some early texts have this verse, but others do not. We suggest you combine verses 3 and 4 with a verse bridge (3-4) as in the ULB and UDB rather than leave and empty verse.