The response was immediate. The man wanted to be healed but he could not see how, for he had no one to help him into the pool.
لَقَدْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُشْفَى ،‏ وَلٰكِنْ كَيْفَ ٱلسَّبِيلُ إِلَى ذٰلِكَ وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يُسَاعِدُهُ عَلَى ٱلنُّزُولِ فِي ٱلْبِرْكَةِ ؟‏