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Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/john/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> But afterward Jesus found him in the Temple and told him, “Now you are well; so stop sinning, or something even worse may happen to you.” <a href="/esv/john/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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.” <a href="/bsb/john/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.” <a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> After these things Jesus finds him in the temple and said to him, "Behold, you have become well. Sin no more, that something worse should not happen to you." <a href="/kjv/john/5.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/john/5.htm">New King James Version</a> 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.” <a href="/nasb_/john/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you.” <a href="/nasb/john/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, &#8220Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/john/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse may befall you.” <a href="/lsb/john/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you.” <a href="/amp/john/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Afterward, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you are well! Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.” <a href="/csb/john/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> After this, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you are well. Do not sin anymore, so that something worse doesn’t happen to you.” <a href="/hcsb/john/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> After this, Jesus found him in the temple complex and said to him, &#8220See, you are well. Do not sin anymore, so that something worse doesn&#8217t happen to you.&#8221 <a href="/asv/john/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing befall thee. <a href="/cev/john/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Later, Jesus met the man in the temple and told him, "You are now well. But don't sin anymore or something worse might happen to you." <a href="/erv/john/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing befall thee. <a href="/gwt/john/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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." <a href="/gnt/john/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> Afterward, Jesus found him in the Temple and said, "Listen, you are well now; so stop sinning or something worse may happen to you." <a href="/isv/john/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> Later on, Jesus found him in the Temple and told him, "Look! You have become well. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you." <a href="/msb/john/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, ?See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.? <a href="/net/john/5.htm">NET Bible</a> After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, "Look, you have become well. Don't sin any more, lest anything worse happen to you." <a href="/nheb/john/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, "See, you are made well. Sin no more, so that nothing worse happens to you." <a href="/wbt/john/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou art cured: sin no more, lest a worse thing come to thee. <a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Afterwards Jesus found him in the Temple and said to him, "You are now restored to health. Do not sin any more, or a worse thing may befall you." <a href="/web/john/5.htm">World English Bible</a> Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you are made well. Sin no more, so that nothing worse happens to you.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> After these things, Jesus finds him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become whole; sin no more, lest something worse may happen to you.” <a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> After these things Jesus finds him in the temple and said to him, "Behold, you have become well. Sin no more, that something worse should not happen to you." <a href="/ylt/john/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> After these things, Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, 'Lo, thou hast become whole; sin no more, lest something worse may happen to thee.' <a href="/slt/john/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> After these, Jesus finds him in the temple, and he said to him, Behold, thou hast become well: sin no more, lest something worse be to thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Afterwards, Jesus findeth him in the temple, and saith to him: Behold thou art made whole: sin no more, lest some worse thing happen to thee. <a href="/cpdv/john/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Afterwards, Jesus found him in the temple, and he said to him: “Behold, you have been healed. Do not choose to sin further, otherwise something worse may happen to you.” <a href="/nabre/john/5.htm">New American Bible</a> After this Jesus found him in the temple area and said to him, “Look, you are well; do not sin any more, so that nothing worse may happen to you.” <a href="/nrsvce/john/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Later Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well! Do not sin any more, so that nothing worse happens to you.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> After a while, Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, Behold, you are healed; do not sin again, for something worse might happen to you than the first. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> After a time Yeshua found him in The Temple and said to him: “Behold, you are well again; do not sin, lest something worse than before should happen to you.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> After this Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him: Behold, you have been restored to health; sin no more, lest some worse thing befall you. <a href="/godbey/john/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And after these things, Jesus finds him in the temple, and said to him, <FR>Behold, thou hast been made whole: sin no more, lest something worse may come on thee.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> After these things Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Take care; thou art made whole: sin no more, lest something worse befall thee. <a href="/mace/john/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> sometime after Jesus met him in the temple, and said to him, you see you were cured: sin no more, lest you suffer something worse. <a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Afterwards Jesus found him in the Temple and said to him, "You are now restored to health. Do not sin any more, or a worse thing may befall you." <a href="/worrell/john/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple. And He said to him, <FR>"Behold, you have been made well; sin no more, lest something worse befall you."<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Afterwards Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said to him, <FR>Behold, thou art healed; sin no more, least something worse befal thee.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/5-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=1425" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/5.htm">The Pool of Bethesda</a> …13But the man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away while the crowd was there. 14<a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: Meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">Afterward,</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tauta (DPro-ANP) -- This; he, she, it. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heuriskei (V-PIA-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">found</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">the man</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">at</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2411.htm" title="2411: hierō (N-DNS) -- Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.">temple</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">said</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">to him,</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: Ide (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!">“See,</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: gegonas (V-RIA-2S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">you have been</a> <a href="/greek/5199.htm" title="5199: hygiēs (Adj-NMS) -- (a) sound, healthy, pure, whole, (b) wholesome. From the base of auzano; healthy, i.e. Well; figuratively, true.">made well.</a> <a href="/greek/3371.htm" title="3371: mēketi (Adv) -- No longer, no more. From me and eti; no further.">Stop</a> <a href="/greek/264.htm" title="264: hamartane (V-PMA-2S) -- Perhaps from a and the base of meros; properly, to miss the mark, i.e. to err, especially to sin.">sinning,</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">or</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: ti (IPro-NNS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">something</a> <a href="/greek/5501.htm" title="5501: cheiron (Adj-NNS-C) -- Worse, more severe. Irregular comparative of kakos; from an obsolete equivalent cheres; more evil or aggravated.">worse</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: genētai (V-ASM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">may happen</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: soi (PPro-D2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">to you.” </a> 15And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/8-11.htm">John 8:11</a> “No one, Lord,” she answered. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Now go and sin no more.” <a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Hebrews 10:26-27</a> If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, / but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries. <a href="/romans/6-1.htm">Romans 6:1-2</a> What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase? / Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer? <a href="/1_corinthians/15-34.htm">1 Corinthians 15:34</a> Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame. <a href="/1_john/3-6.htm">1 John 3:6-9</a> No one who remains in Him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen Him or known Him. / Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous. / The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. ... <a href="/romans/6-12.htm">Romans 6:12-13</a> Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires. / Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness. <a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a> He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.” <a href="/galatians/5-1.htm">Galatians 5:1</a> It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery. <a href="/ephesians/4-22.htm">Ephesians 4:22-24</a> to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; / to be renewed in the spirit of your minds; / and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. <a href="/james/4-17.htm">James 4:17</a> Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin. <a href="/1_john/2-1.htm">1 John 2:1</a> My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. <a href="/matthew/12-43.htm">Matthew 12:43-45</a> When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. / Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order. / Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.” <a href="/luke/11-24.htm">Luke 11:24-26</a> When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ / On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. / Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first.” <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a> Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live! <a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a> Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Afterward Jesus finds him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, you are made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come to you.in the.<a href="/leviticus/7-12.htm">Leviticus 7:12</a> If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried.<a href="/psalms/9-13.htm">Psalm 9:13</a> Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:<a href="/psalms/27-6.htm">Psalm 27:6</a> And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.sin.<a href="/john/8-11.htm">John 8:11</a> She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.<a href="/ezra/9-13.htm">Ezra 9:13,14</a> And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this; … <a href="/nehemiah/9-28.htm">Nehemiah 9:28</a> But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies;lest.<a href="/john/5-5.htm">John 5:5</a> And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.<a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Leviticus 26:23,24,27</a> And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; … <a href="/2_chronicles/28-22.htm">2 Chronicles 28:22</a> And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/20-32.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/john/2-12.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/luke/20-36.htm">Anymore</a> <a href="/amos/9-10.htm">Befall</a> <a href="/john/5-13.htm">Cured</a> <a href="/john/3-20.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/john/1-45.htm">Findeth</a> <a href="/john/2-14.htm">Found</a> <a href="/luke/12-55.htm">Happens</a> <a href="/john/5-9.htm">Health</a> <a href="/john/5-13.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/5-9.htm">Restored</a> <a href="/john/1-29.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-10.htm">Sinning</a> <a href="/john/4-33.htm">Something</a> <a href="/john/2-16.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/luke/22-32.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/john/2-21.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/john/5-6.htm">Time</a> <a href="/john/5-11.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/john/2-10.htm">Worse</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/13-5.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/john/6-71.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/john/6-66.htm">Anymore</a> <a href="/john/18-4.htm">Befall</a> <a href="/acts/4-9.htm">Cured</a> <a href="/john/6-19.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/acts/10-27.htm">Findeth</a> <a href="/john/6-22.htm">Found</a> <a href="/john/13-19.htm">Happens</a> <a href="/john/5-15.htm">Health</a> <a href="/john/5-15.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/5-15.htm">Restored</a> <a href="/john/8-7.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/john/8-3.htm">Sinning</a> <a href="/john/8-6.htm">Something</a> <a href="/john/6-43.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/john/6-18.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/john/7-14.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/john/5-25.htm">Time</a> <a href="/john/5-15.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/romans/3-9.htm">Worse</a><div class="vheading2">John 5</div>1. <a href="/john/5-1.htm">Jesus on the Sabbath day cures him who was diseased thirty-eight years.</a> 10. <a href="/john/5-10.htm">The Jews therefore object, and persecute him for it.</a> 17. <a href="/john/5-17.htm">He answers for himself, and reproves them, showing by the testimony of his Father,</a> 31. <a href="/john/5-31.htm">of John,</a> 36. <a href="/john/5-36.htm">of his works,</a> 39. <a href="/john/5-39.htm">and of the Scriptures, who he is.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple This phrase indicates a subsequent event following the healing of the man at the Pool of Bethesda. The temple in Jerusalem was a central place of worship and gathering for the Jewish people, signifying a place of spiritual significance. Jesus finding the man here suggests a divine appointment, emphasizing the importance of the temple as a place of encounter with God. The temple setting also highlights the man's reintegration into religious and communal life, which he may have been excluded from due to his previous infirmity.and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Jesus acknowledges the man's physical healing, which serves as a testament to His divine authority and power. This healing is not just a physical restoration but also a sign pointing to Jesus as the Messiah, fulfilling prophecies of healing and restoration found in <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5-6</a>. The phrase underscores the completeness of the healing, indicating a transformation that goes beyond mere physical recovery.Stop sinning, This command suggests a link between sin and the man's previous condition, though not necessarily implying that his specific sin caused his ailment. It reflects the broader biblical theme that sin has consequences and that spiritual health is as important as physical health. Jesus' admonition aligns with the call to repentance found throughout Scripture, emphasizing the need for a changed life following divine intervention.or something worse may happen to you.” This warning implies that spiritual consequences can be more severe than physical ailments. It serves as a reminder of the eternal implications of sin and the necessity of living a life aligned with God's will. The "something worse" could refer to spiritual death or separation from God, which is a consistent theme in biblical teachings about the consequences of sin. This phrase echoes the warnings found in passages like <a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Hebrews 10:26-27</a>, which speak of judgment for those who continue in sin after receiving knowledge of the truth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is the one who heals the man and later finds him in the temple to give him a warning. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_healed_man.htm">The Healed Man</a> Previously an invalid for 38 years, this man was healed by Jesus at the pool of Bethesda. His encounter with Jesus in the temple is crucial for understanding the spiritual implications of his healing. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> A significant place of worship for the Jews, the temple is where Jesus finds the healed man. It symbolizes a place of spiritual reflection and accountability. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_healing_at_bethesda.htm">The Healing at Bethesda</a> This event precedes the verse and involves Jesus healing the man on the Sabbath, which later leads to controversy with the Jewish leaders. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jewish_leaders.htm">Jewish Leaders</a> Though not directly mentioned in this verse, they play a significant role in the surrounding account, challenging Jesus' authority and actions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_health.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Health</a> Physical healing is significant, but spiritual well-being is paramount. Jesus' warning highlights the need for a holistic approach to health, encompassing both body and soul. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> Jesus' instruction to "stop sinning" underscores the necessity of repentance. True healing involves turning away from sin and aligning one's life with God's will. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_sin.htm">Consequences of Sin</a> The warning of "something worse" serves as a reminder of the serious consequences of sin. It encourages believers to consider the eternal implications of their actions. <a href="/topical/a/accountability_in_the_community_of_faith.htm">Accountability in the Community of Faith</a> The setting in the temple suggests the role of community in spiritual growth and accountability. Believers are encouraged to seek support and guidance within their faith community. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_jesus_as_healer_and_judge.htm">The Role of Jesus as Healer and Judge</a> Jesus is both the compassionate healer and the righteous judge. His dual role calls believers to embrace His grace while also heeding His warnings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 5</a> <a href="/q/is_'sin_no_more'_inconsistent_with_scripture.htm">If Jesus commanded the healed man to “sin no more” (John 5:14), implying sin caused his condition, isn’t that inconsistent with other Scriptures that refute direct sin-illness links? </a> <a href="/q/do_you_know_jesus_as_your_savior.htm">Do you know Jesus as your Savior?</a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'sin_no_more'.htm">What did Jesus mean by "Go and sin no more"?</a> <a href="/q/can_you_rise_and_carry_your_bed.htm">Can you rise and carry your bed?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) Afterward.--There is no mark of time. Probably it was on the same day. Perhaps the first use of his restored power was to go to the Temple and pay his thank-offering to God.Sin no more.--These words connect his past sufferings with individual sin. He has been freed from the effects, but if they have been truly remedial he has been freed from the cause too. He is in God's house. Let him accept restored powers as God's gift, and let their devotion be the true thank-offering. The imperative is present, and points to a permanent condition of life--"Be not any more a sinner."A worse thing.--There is, then, something worse than a life of unmoving helplessness. There is a sadness of tone even as He says, "Behold, thou art made whole;" just as there is a sigh when He says, "Ephphatha: Be opened!" (<a href="/mark/7-34.htm" title="And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.">Mark 7:34</a>). There are men for whom it had been good never to have been born (<a href="/matthew/26-24.htm" title="The Son of man goes as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.">Matthew 26:24</a>). There are limbs that had better never have moved. There are lives that had better have sunk in the negative inaction of death, than have cursed themselves and others in positive deed and speech and thought of life. The power of existence is of infinite grandeur, but it is also of infinite responsibility. It has within its reach the highest good for self and for mankind; but if the God-given power is sacrificed to sin there is within its reach an unutterable depth of woe.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - After these things (see ver. 1). Westcott thinks that a looser connection between the foregoing and subsequent events is denoted by μετὰ ταῦτα than by the expression μετὰ τοῦτο.. Consequently, the persecution referred to in the remainder of the chapter may have occurred several days after the foregoing conversation. Jesus found him in the temple. Some have inferred from this, the recognition by the healed man of the hand of God in his cure, and his desire to express his gratitude in the house of God by some appropriate conduct or service; and, granting this explanation, much charm is observable in the tact that Jesus found him. and found him there. The Lord's habit of visiting the temple, and the penetrating glance which he casts over all the frequenters of his Father's house might then fairly be deduced from the passage; but the motive of the man is quite conjectural. From the words of Jesus one might as reasonably suppose that the man was treading at the time on dangerous moral ground, making some kind of gain from his notoriety. The healing was, at least, imperfect until the man had learned its spiritual significance. Every gift of God is doubled in value when its source is recognized. God's signature on his own mercies gives them their true meaning. Christ found the healed man in the precincts of the temple, whether his motive was pure or mixed in going thither. And he said unto him, Beheld, thou art made whole (hast become sound and healthy throughout thy physical system; cf. for the form of this description of his case, the query, ver. 6): no longer continue to sin. The form of the sentence points to something special and persistent in this man's habits, rather than to the general corruption of human nature. Christ's penetrating glance discovered all the hidden misery and bleeding wound and putrefying sore of the man's soul. Apart from the obliteration of the consequences of his bad life, and without a clean and free condition of things, the future would have proved hopeless, and deliverance from the yoke of fear and concupiscence impossible; but now this new chance is given. He was made whole, born again physically. As Naaman's flesh became like that of a little child, so this man - once bent, crippled, distorted by his self-indulgence, and now made whole - is to "sin no longer." It would not be reasonable to conclude from this that Christ's doctrine, like that of Job's friends, involved the indissoluble connection of sin with sickness, or made the amount of pain in any case the criterion of individual sin. Our Lord repudiates this position in <a href="/john/9-3.htm">John 9:3</a> and in <a href="/luke/13-1.htm">Luke 13:1-5</a>; but special calamities have unquestionably followed wrong doing, and can, in many instances, be referred to obvious transgressions, to specific acts, or inveterate habits. The man's own conscience would respond to the charge. Jesus added: Lest a worse thing befall thee. There is, then, something worse than thirty-eight years of apparently hopeless wretchedness! Jesus said, even as reported by the apostle of love, the most terrible things that ever fell from human lips. The "sin no longer" makes it seem as though man's will could accomplish much (cf. <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16</a>, "Cease," etc.), and as though all the future of our life were, so far as human responsibility goes, dependent upon ourselves. We are to act as if it were. Let it be noticed that he who said, "Sin no more," said, "Rise up, take thy bed, and walk." Three things, which appeared utterly beyond the power of the impotent man, were, nevertheless, done by him through the grace of Christ, which he then and there appropriated. <a href="/commentaries/john/5-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Afterward, Μετὰ (Meta) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. found εὑρίσκει (heuriskei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. [the man] αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. at ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. temple ἱερῷ (hierō) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2411.htm">Strong's 2411: </a> Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. said εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. to him, αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “See, Ἴδε (Ide) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo! you have been γέγονας (gegonas) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. made well. ὑγιὴς (hygiēs) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5199.htm">Strong's 5199: </a> (a) sound, healthy, pure, whole, (b) wholesome. From the base of auzano; healthy, i.e. Well; figuratively, true. Stop μηκέτι (mēketi) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3371.htm">Strong's 3371: </a> No longer, no more. From me and eti; no further. sinning, ἁμάρτανε (hamartane) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_264.htm">Strong's 264: </a> Perhaps from a and the base of meros; properly, to miss the mark, i.e. to err, especially to sin. or ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. something τι (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. worse χεῖρόν (cheiron) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative <a href="/greek/strongs_5501.htm">Strong's 5501: </a> Worse, more severe. Irregular comparative of kakos; from an obsolete equivalent cheres; more evil or aggravated. may happen γένηται (genētai) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. to you.? σοί (soi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. 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