John 5:5
And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.
Cross-reference
John 5:14 records Jesus' warning to the healed man, connecting his 38-year ailment to sin.
John 9:1 introduces another chronic condition (blind from birth), paralleling the 38-year invalid.
Luke 8:43 adds a woman with a 12-year hemorrhage, another prolonged ailment like the 38-year infirmity here.
Luke 13:16 describes a woman crippled for 18 years, another long-term affliction healed by Jesus.
Acts 3:2 presents a man lame from birth, paralleling the chronic condition of the invalid at Bethzatha.
Acts 9:33 features Aeneas, bedridden for 8 years—another extended period of paralysis healed by Peter.
Acts 14:8 describes a man crippled from birth, mirroring the lifelong nature of the invalid's condition.
Mark 5:25 recounts the same woman with the 12-year hemorrhage, another lengthy ailment healed by Jesus.
Luke 13:11 also describes a long-term infirmity (18 years) paralleling the 38-year invalid here.
Mark 9:21 describes a boy afflicted from childhood, mirroring the 38-year invalid's long suffering.