John 5:11

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

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 The man was healed on the spot. He picked up his bedroll and walked off.

10 The Jews stopped the healed man and said, "It's the Sabbath. You can't carry your bedroll around. It's against the rules."

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

12 They asked, "Who gave you the order to take it up and start walking?"

13 But the healed man didn't know, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd.