John 5:9

Instantly the man was restored to perfect health, and he took up his mat and began to walk.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

In Context

8"Rise," said Jesus, "take up your mat and walk."

10That 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."

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Cross References

Matthew 12:10where there was a man with a shrivelled arm. And they questioned Him, "Is it right to cure people on the Sabbath?" Their intention was to bring a charge against Him.

Mark 1:42The leprosy at once left him, and he was cleansed.

Mark 5:29In a moment the flow of her blood ceased, and she felt in herself that her complaint was cured.

Mark 10:52"Go," said Jesus, "your faith has cured you." Instantly he regained his sight, and followed Him along the road.

John 5:10That 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."

John 7:23If a child is circumcised even on a Sabbath day, are you bitter against me because I have restored a man to perfect health on a Sabbath day?

Matthew Henry on John 5:2-17

The Cure at the Pool of Bethesda. 1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. 3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of… Read the whole commentary →

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