John 5:11

11 But he answered them, "The one who made me well--that one said to me, 'Pick up your mat 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 And immediately the man became well and picked up his mat and began to walk. (Now it was the Sabbath on that day.)

10 So the Jews were saying to the one who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath, and it is not permitted for you to pick up the mat!"

11 But he answered them, "The one who made me well--that one said to me, 'Pick up your mat and walk!'"

12 So they asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Pick up [your mat] and walk?'"

13 But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn [while] a crowd was in the place.