11 But he replied, "The man who made me well said to me, 'Pick up your mat and walk.' "
11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
11 But he answered them, "The man who healed me, that man said to me, 'Take up your bed, and walk.'"
11 But he told them, "The man who made me well told me to. He said, 'Take your bedroll and start walking.'"
11 He answered them, "He who made me well said to me, 'Take up your bed and walk.'"
11 But he replied, "The man who healed me told me, 'Pick up your mat and walk.'"
Matthew Henry's Commentary on John 5:11
Commentary on John 5:10-16
(Read John 5:10-16)
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 perform only something; but after awhile to forget all. Christ spoke of the wrath to come, which is beyond compare worse than the many hours, nay, weeks and years of pain, some wicked men have to suffer in consequence of their unlawful indulgences. And if such afflictions are severe, how dreadful will be the everlasting punishment of the wicked!