# Sir, I do not have

Here the word "sir" is a polite form of address.

# when the water is stirred up

This can be translated in an active form. Alternate translation: "when the angel moves the water" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])

# into the pool

This was a hole in the ground that people filled with water. Sometimes they lined the pools with tiles or other stonework. See how you translated "pool" in [John 5:2](../05/02.md).

# another steps down before me

"someone else always goes down the steps into the water before me"