John 5:8

John 5:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jesus said to him, "Get up, take up your bed, and walk."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.”

Context of John 5:8

6Jesus seeing this [man] lying [there], and knowing that he was [in that state] now a great length of time, says to him, Wouldest thou become well? 7The infirm [man] answered him, Sir, I have not a man, in order, when the water has been troubled, to cast me into the pool; but while I am coming another descends before me. Jesus says to him, Arise, take up thy couch and walk. 9And immediately the man became well, and took up his couch and walked: and on that day was sabbath. 10The Jews therefore said to the healed [man], It is sabbath, it is not permitted thee to take up thy couch.

John 5:8 word by word

λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἔγειρε, ἆρον τὸν κράβαττόν σου καὶ περιπάτει.Read the interlinear

• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• saysλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Ariseἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• takeαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• walkπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043

Cross-references for John 5:8

• Matthew 9:6But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then he says to the paralytic,) Rise up, take up thy bed and go to thy house.
• Mark 2:11To thee I say, Arise, take up thy couch and go to thine house.
• Luke 5:24But that ye may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, he said to the paralysed man, I say to thee, Arise, and take up thy little couch and go to thine house.
• Acts 9:34And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus, the Christ, heals thee: rise up, and make thy couch for thyself. And straightway he rose up.

Commentaries on John 5:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Rise, take up thy bed, and walk - Jesus speaks here as God. He speaks in no name but his own, and with an authority which belongs to God alone. And what is the consequence? The man became whole immediately; and this sudden restoration to health and strength was an incontestable proof of the omnipotence of Christ. It has been remarked, that our Lord, after having performed a miracle, was accustomed to connect some circumstance with it, which attested its…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Rise, take up … - Jesus not only restored him to health, but he gave evidence to those around him that this was a real miracle. and that he was really healed. For almost 40 years he had been afflicted. He was not even able to walk. Jesus commanded him not only to “walk,” but to take up his “bed” also, and carry that as proof that he was truly made whole. In regard to this we may observe, 1. That it was a remarkable command. The poor man had been sick for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9Jesus healed the sick man immediately and only asked him to obey. To prove that the man was healed, Jesus told him to pick up his mat and walk. Jesus performed this miracle on the Sabbath. The Sabbath was a weekly day of rest. The law of Moses said that no work should be done on that day (based on Genesis 2:2; Exodus 20:8). Jewish tradition identified 39 types of work that were not allowed (Mishnah Shabbat 7:2). One rule said that a person could not carry…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-95-9. thirty and eight years--but not all that time at the pool. This was probably the most pitiable of all the cases, and therefore selected.Read the comment

Topics related to John 5:8

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Sabbath

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Commentaries on John 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings