John 5:11

11 "He who cured me," he replied, "said to me, `Take 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 Instantly the man was restored to perfect health, and he took up his mat and began to walk.

10 That day was a Sabbath. So the Jews said to the man who had been cured, "It is the Sabbath: you must not carry your mat."

11 "He who cured me," he replied, "said to me, `Take up your mat and walk.'"

12 "Who is it," they asked, "that said to you, `Take up your mat and walk'?"

13 But the man who had been cured did not know who it was; for Jesus had passed out unnoticed, there being a crowd in the place.