John 5:14

John 5:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, "See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.”

Context of John 5:14

12The Jews asked him, “Who is the man who told you to pick it up and walk?” 13But the man who had been healed didn’t know who Jesus was. (Jesus had withdrawn from the crowd.) Later, Jesus met the man in the temple courtyard and told him, “You’re well now. Stop sinning so that something worse doesn’t happen to you.” 15The man went back to the Jews and told them that Jesus was the man who had made him well. 16The Jews began to persecute Jesus because he kept healing people on the day of rest—a holy day.

John 5:14 word by word

μετὰ ταῦτα εὑρίσκει αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἴδε ὑγιὴς γέγονας· μηκέτι ἁμάρτανε ἵνα μὴ χεῖρόν σοί τι γένηται.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Afterwardμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• findethεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the templeἱερόνhieron · templeG2411
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• thou art madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• wholeὑγιήςhugiēs · healthyG5199
• sinἁμαρτάνωhamartanō · to sinG264
• no moreμηκέτιmēketi · never againG3371
• lestἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• a worseχείρωνcheirōn · worse thanG5501
• thingτιςtis · oneG5100
• unto theeσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for John 5:14

• Leviticus 7:12If you offer it as a thank offering, you must also bring rings of unleavened bread mixed with olive oil, wafers of unleavened bread brushed with olive oil, and loaves made from flour mixed well with olive oil.
• Psalms 9:13Have pity on me, O Lord. Look at what I suffer because of those who hate me. You take me away from the gates of death
• Psalms 27:6Now my head will be raised above my enemies who surround me. I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy in his tent. I will sing and make music to praise the Lord.
• Psalms 66:13I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will keep my vows to you,
• Psalms 107:20He sent his message and healed them. He rescued them from the grave.
• Psalms 116:12How can I repay the Lord for all the good that he has done for me?
• Psalms 118:18The Lord disciplined me severely, but he did not allow me to be killed.
• Isaiah 38:20The Lord is going to rescue me, so let us play stringed instruments. We live our lives in the Lord’s temple.
• John 8:11The woman answered, “No one, sir.” Jesus said, “I don’t condemn you either. Go! From now on don’t sin.”
• Ezra 9:13“After all that has happened to us because of the evil things we have done and because of our overwhelming guilt, you, our God, have punished us far less than we deserve and have permitted a few of us to survive.
• Nehemiah 9:28As soon as they felt some relief, they were again doing what you considered evil. You abandoned them to their enemies, who conquered them. They cried to you again, and you heard them from heaven. You rescued them many times because of your compassion.
• 1 Peter 4:3You spent enough time in the past doing what unbelievers like to do. You were promiscuous, had sinful desires, got drunk, went to wild parties, and took part in the forbidden worship of false gods.
• John 5:5One man, who had been sick for 38 years, was lying there.
• Leviticus 26:23“If this discipline does not help and you still resist,
• 2 Chronicles 28:22When he had this trouble, King Ahaz became more unfaithful to the Lord.
• Matthew 12:45Then it goes and brings along seven other spirits more evil than itself. They enter and take up permanent residence there. In the end the condition of that person is worse than it was before. That is what will happen to the evil people of this day.”

Commentaries on John 5:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Jesus findeth him in the temple - The man being conscious that it was through the mercy of God that he was restored, (though he did not as yet know distinctly who Christ was), went to the temple to return thanks to God for his cure. Whether this was on the same day, or some other, does not distinctly appear: it was probably the same day, after he had carried home his couch. How many, when they are made well, forget the hand that has healed them, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Findeth him - Fell in with him, or saw him. In the temple - The man seems to have gone at once to the temple - perhaps a privilege of which he had been long deprived. They who are healed from sickness should seek the sanctuary of God and give him thanks for his mercy. Compare the notes at Isaiah 38:20. There is nothing more improper, when we are raised up from a bed of pain, than to forget God our benefactor, and neglect to praise him for his mercies…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 Those eased of the punishment of sin, are in danger of returning to sin, when the terror and restraint are over, unless Divine grace dries up the fountain. The misery believers are made whole from, warns us to sin no more, having felt the smart of sin. This is the voice of every providence, Go, and sin no more. Christ saw it necessary to give this caution; for it is common for people, when sick, to promise much; when newly recovered, to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Stop sinning: Although Jesus healed this man physically, the man still needed to learn to obey the Lord. The man's next action (5:15) might indicate that he did not listen.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1610-16. The Jews--that is, those in authority. (See on Joh 1:19.) it is not lawful to carry thy bed--a glorious testimony to the cure, as instantaneous and complete, from the lips of the most prejudiced! (And what a contrast does it, as all our Lord's miracles, present to the bungling miracles of the Church of Rome!) In ordinary circumstances, the rulers had the law on their side (Ne 13:15; Jr 17:21). But when the man referred them to "Him that had made…Read the comment

Topics related to John 5:14

• Holiness
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Sabbath
• Temple
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Folk
• Judgment
• Lest
• Light
• Step
• Trouble
• Troubling
• Witness

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