John 5 · Verse 15

John 5:15

The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
John 5:15, King James Version

John 5:15 in other translations

BSBAnd the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
WEBThe man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
ASVThe man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him whole.
YLTThe man went away, and told the Jews that it is Jesus who made him whole,
DARBYThe man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
BBEThe man went away and said to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
WebsterThe man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him.

What does John 5:15 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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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 The man departed, and told the Jews - He did not say it was Jesus who had ordered him to carry his bed, but it was Jesus who had cured him; and he left them to draw the inference, viz. That this Jesus must be the miraculous power of God.

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 5:15 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.

ἀπῆλθενapēlthenWent awayG565
ὁhotheG3588
ἄνθρωποςanthrōposmanG444
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀνήγγειλενanēngeilentoldG312
τοῖςtoisto theG3588
ἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisJewsG2453
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
ἐστινestinit isG1510
ὁhothe [One]G3588
ποιήσαςpoiēsashaving madeG4160
αὐτὸνautonhimG846
ὑγιῆ.hugiēwell.G5199

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

Cross references for John 5:15

  • John 4:29

    Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

  • John 9:25

    He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

  • John 9:11-12

    He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight. Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.

  • Mark 1:45

    But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

  • John 1:19

    And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

  • John 9:30

    The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.

  • John 9:15

    Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.

  • John 5:12

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

  • John 9:34

    They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and told.
4:29; 9:11,12; Mr 1:45
which.
12; 9:15,25,30,34

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

Context

  • 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.

  • John 5:15

    The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

  • John 5:16

    And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

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John 5:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El se fué, y dió aviso á los Judíos, que Jesús era el que le había sanado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		L’homme s’en alla et annonça aux Juifs que c’était Jésus qui l’avait guéri.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Der Mensch ging hin und verkündete den Juden, daß es Jesus sei, der ihn gesund gemacht habe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Abiit ille homo, et nuntiavit Judæis quia Jesus esset, qui fecit eum sanum.