John 5 · Verse 13

John 5:13

And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
John 5:13, King James Version

John 5:13 in other translations

BSBBut the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while the crowd was there.
WEBBut he who was healed didn’t know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a crowd being in the place.
ASVBut he that was healed knew not who it was; for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in the place.
YLTBut he that was healed had not known who he is, for Jesus did move away, a multitude being in the place.
DARBYBut he that had been healed knew not who it was, for Jesus had slidden away, there being a crowd in the place.
BBENow he who had been made well had no knowledge who it was, Jesus having gone away because of the number of people who were in that place.
WebsterAnd he that was healed knew not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.

What does John 5:13 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…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 13. Wist not. Knew not.

Had conveyed himself away. Was lost in the crowd. He had silently mingled with the multitude, or had passed on with the crowd unobserved, and the man had been so rejoiced at his cure that he had not even inquired the name of his benefactor.

(l) "for Jesus" Lk 4:30 (2) "a multitude" or, "from the multitude that was"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Jesus had conveyed himself away - Or, had withdrawn himself. And this he might easily do, as there was a crowd in the place. Some think the words indicate, that Jesus withdrew on seeing a multitude in the place, i.e. raising a tumult, because of the man's carrying his bed (margin: Or, from the multitude that was). He had not yet finished his work, and would not expose himself to the envy and malice of the Jewish rulers.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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John 5:13 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὁhoThe [one]G3588
δὲdenowG1161
ἰαθεὶςiatheishaving been healedG2390
οὐκouknotG3756
ᾔδειēdeiknewG1492
τίςtiswhoG5101
ἐστιν·estinit is;G1510
ὁho<the>G3588
γὰρgarforG1063
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
ἐξένευσενexeneusenmoved awayG1593
ὄχλουochloua crowdG3793
ὄντοςontosbeingG1510
ἐνeninG1722
τῷtōtheG3588
τόπῳ.¶topōplace.G5117

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 5:13

  • Luke 4:30

    But he passing through the midst of them went his way,

  • Luke 24:31

    And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

  • John 8:59

    Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

  • John 14:9

    Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he that.
14:9
had.
8:59; Lu 4:30; 24:31
a multitude being. or, from the multitude that was.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • John 5:12

    Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

  • John 5:13

    And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.

  • John 5:14

    Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

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John 5:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el que había sido sanado, no sabía quién fuese; porque Jesús se había apartado de la gente que estaba en aquel lugar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais celui qui avait été guéri ne savait pas qui c’était; car Jésus s’était retiré de là, une foule se trouvant dans ce lieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Der Geheilte aber wußte nicht, wer es sei; denn Jesus war entwichen, weil eine Volksmenge an dem Orte war.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Is autem qui sanus fuerat effectus, nesciebat quis esset. Jesus enim declinavit a turba constituta in loco.