John 5:11

11 He answered them, "He that made me whole said unto 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 took up his bed and walked. Now it was the Sabbath on that day.

10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, "It is the Sabbath day; it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed."

11 He answered them, "He that made me whole said unto me, `Take up thy bed and walk.'"

12 Then they asked him, "What man is that who said unto thee, `Take up thy bed and walk'?"

13 And he that was healed knew not who it was, for Jesus had removed Himself away, a multitude being in that place.