John 5:11

11 But he replied, "The one who made me well 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 At once the man was healed. He picked up his mat and walked. The day this happened was a Sabbath.

10 So the Jews said to the man who had been healed, "It is the Sabbath. The law does not allow you to carry your mat."

11 But he replied, "The one who made me well said to me, 'Pick up your mat and walk.' "

12 They asked him, "Who is this fellow? Who told you to pick it up and walk?"

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