John 5:11

11 But he replied, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’ ”

John 5:11 in Other Translations

11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me,Take up thy bed, and walk.

11 But he answered them, "The man who healed me, that man said to me, 'Take up your bed, and walk.'"

11 But he replied, “The man who healed me told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”

11 But he told them, "The man who made me well told me to. He said, 'Take your bedroll and start walking.'"

11 He replied, "The man who made me well told me, 'Pick up your bedroll and walk.' "

John 5:11 Meaning and Commentary

John 5:11

He answered them
That is, the impotent man, who was now made whole, replied to the Jews:

he that made me whole, the same said unto me, take up thy bed and
walk;
intimating, that he that had such divine power, as to make him whole, had power to dispense with the sabbath, and such an action on it; and that his word was warrant and authority sufficient, to support him in what he did; for he that had wrought this cure for him, he concluded must be from God; was at least a great prophet, and to be hearkened to and obeyed, in one thing as well as another.

John 5:11 In-Context

9 At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The day on which this took place was a Sabbath,

10 and so the Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.”

11 But he replied, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’ ”

12 So they asked him, “Who is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?”

13 The man who was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.