John 5:8
6 When Jesus saw him lying there and realized that he had spent a long time in this condition, He asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
7 “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”
Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”
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.”
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
- Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”
- KJV
- Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
- WEB
- Jesus said to him, “Arise, take up your mat, and walk.”
- ASV
- Jesus saith unto him, Arise, take up thy bed, and walk.
- DARBY
- Jesus says to him, Arise, take up thy couch and walk.
- BLB
- Jesus says to him, “Arise, take up your mat, and walk.”
- ÅB
- Jesus sier til ham: Stå opp, ta din seng og gå!
- OTB
- Jesus sa til ham: "Reis deg, ta opp matten din og gå."
- B1930
- Jesus sier til ham: Stå op, ta din seng og gå!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 5:24
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
Read in contextMatthew 9:6
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
Read in contextMark 2:11
“I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
Read in contextActs 9:34
“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
Read in context