John 5:11
9 Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,
10 so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.”
But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”
12 “Who is this man who told you to pick it up and walk?” they asked.
13 But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while the crowd was there.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”
- KJV
- He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
- 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.
- DARBY
- He answered them, He that made me well, *he* said to me, Take up thy couch and walk.
- BLB
- But he answered them, “The One having made me well, that One said to me, ‘Take up your mat and walk.’”
- ÅB
- Han svarte dem: Han som gjorde meg frisk, han sa til meg: Ta din seng og gå!
- OTB
- Men han svarte: "Han som helbredet meg sa til meg: 'Ta opp matten din og gå.'"
- B1930
- Han svarte dem: Han som gjorde mig frisk, han sa til mig: Ta din seng og gå!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 2:9–11
“Which is easier: to say to a paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, pick up your mat, and walk’?
Read in contextJohn 9:16
Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
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