John 5:11
He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
John 5:11 in other translations
| BSB | But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’” |
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| WEB | He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your mat and walk.’ ” |
| ASV | But he answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk. |
| YLT | He answered them, ‘He who made me whole--that one said to me, Take up thy couch, and be walking;' |
| DARBY | He answered them, He that made me well, he said to me, Take up thy couch and walk. |
| BBE | He said to them, But he who made me well, said to me, Take up your bed and go. |
| Webster | He answered them, He that healed me, the same said to me, Take up thy bed, and walk. |
What does John 5:11 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 5:10-16
10-16. The Jews--that is, those in authority. (See on Joh 1:19.) it is not lawful to carry thy bed--a glorious testimony to the cure, as instantaneous and complete, from the lips of the most prejudiced! (And what a contrast does it, as all our Lord's miracles, present to the bungling miracles of the Church of Rome!) In ordinary circumstances, the rulers had the law on their side (Ne 13:15; Jr 17:21). But when the…
Barnes' Notes
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 5:10-16
Those eased of the punishment of sin, are in danger of returning to sin, when the terror and restraint are over, unless Divine grace dries up the fountain. The misery believers are made whole from, warns us to sin no more, having felt the smart of sin. This is the voice of every providence, Go, and sin no more. Christ saw it necessary to give this caution; for it is common for people, when sick, to promise much…
John 5:11 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 5:11
- Mark 2:9-11
Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.
- John 9:16
Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
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Context
- John 5:10
The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
- John 5:11
He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
- John 5:12
Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
John 5:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Respondióles: El que me sanó, él mismo me dijo: Toma tu lecho y anda. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il leur répondit: Celui qui m’a guéri, celui-là m’a dit: Prends ton petit lit, et marche. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er antwortete ihnen: Der mich gesund machte, der sagte zu mir: Nimm dein Bett auf und wandle. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Respondit eis: Qui me sanum fecit, ille mihi dixit: Tolle grabatum tuum et ambula. |