KJV ORIGINAL
The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The man who couldn't walk replied, 'Listen, I don't have anyone to help me get into the pool when the water starts moving. Every time I try to make it there myself, someone else gets in ahead of me.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes you need someone in your corner when you can't make it on your own.
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