John 5:11

11 He answered them: He that made me whole, he said to me: Take up thy bed 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 was made whole: and he took up his bed and walked. And it was the sabbath that day.

10 The Jews therefore said to him that was healed: It is the sabbath. It is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed.

11 He answered them: He that made me whole, he said to me: Take up thy bed and walk.

12 They asked him therefore: Who is that man who said to thee: Take up thy bed and walk?

13 But he who was healed knew not who it was: for Jesus went aside from the multitude standing in the place.