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Pick up your mat and walk.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Jesus told him, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Get up, take up your bed, and walk.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Jesus says to him, "Arise, take up your mat, and walk."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, &#8220Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Arise, take up your pallet, and walk.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Get up, pick up your mat and walk.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Get up; pick up your pallet and walk.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Get up,” Jesus told him, “pick up your mat and walk.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220Get up,&#8221 Jesus told him, &#8220pick up your mat and walk!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus saith unto him, Arise, take up thy bed, and walk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus told him, "Pick up your mat and walk!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Jesus saith unto him, Arise, take up thy bed, and walk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus told the man, "Get up, pick up your cot, and walk."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "Get up, pick up your mat, and walk." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus told him, "Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesus told him, ?Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "Stand up! Pick up your mat and walk."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, "Arise, take up your mat, and walk."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Jesus saith to him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Rise," said Jesus, "take up your mat and walk."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Arise, take up your mat, and walk.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus says to him, “Rise, take up your pallet, and be walking”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Jesus says to him, "Arise, take up your mat, and walk."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jesus saith to him, 'Rise, take up thy couch, and be walking;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jesus says to him, Arise, take up thy couch, and walk.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Jesus saith to him: Arise, take up thy bed, and walk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your stretcher, and walk.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your mat, and walk.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, “Stand up, take your mat and walk.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Jesus said to him, Rise, take up your quiltbed, and walk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Yeshua said to him: “Get up! Pick up your bed and walk.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus said to him: Arise, take up your bed and walk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And Jesus says to him, <FR>Arise, take thy bed, and walk about.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus saith to him, Arise, take up thy bed, and walk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />rise, said Jesus to him, take up thy bed, and go your way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"Rise," said Jesus, "take up your mat and walk."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus saith to him, <FR>"Rise, take up your bed, and walk."<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Jesus saith unto him, <FR>Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/5-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=1384" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/5.htm">The Pool of Bethesda</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.” <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><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.">Then</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/3004.htm" title="3004: Legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">told</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.">him,</a> <a href="/greek/1453.htm" title="1453: Egeire (V-PMA-2S) -- (a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.">“Get up,</a> <a href="/greek/142.htm" title="142: aron (V-AMA-2S) -- To raise, lift up, take away, remove. ">pick up</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2895.htm" title="2895: krabatton (N-AMS) -- A bed, mattress, mat of a poor man. Probably of foreign origin; a mattress.">mat,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4043.htm" title="4043: peripatei (V-PMA-2S) -- From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow.">walk.” </a> </span> <span class="reftext">9</span>Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-6.htm">Matthew 9:6</a></span><br />But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-11.htm">Mark 2:11</a></span><br />“I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-24.htm">Luke 5:24</a></span><br />But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-6.htm">Acts 3:6-8</a></span><br />But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!” / Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. / He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6</a></span><br />Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-13.htm">Matthew 12:13</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/3-5.htm">Mark 3:5</a></span><br />Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-10.htm">Luke 6:10</a></span><br />And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-34.htm">Acts 9:34</a></span><br />“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a></span><br />But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-7.htm">John 9:7</a></span><br />Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-10.htm">Acts 14:10</a></span><br />In a loud voice Paul called out, “Stand up on your feet!” And the man jumped up and began to walk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-24.htm">Isaiah 33:24</a></span><br />And no resident of Zion will say, “I am sick.” The people who dwell there will be forgiven of iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a></span><br />The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-22.htm">Luke 7:22</a></span><br />So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Jesus said to him, Rise, take up your bed, and walk.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/9-6.htm">Matthew 9:6</a></b></br> But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/2-11.htm">Mark 2:11</a></b></br> I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/5-24.htm">Luke 5:24</a></b></br> But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/24-38.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/luke/17-34.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/luke/17-34.htm">Couch</a> <a href="/john/5-6.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/5-19.htm">Mat</a> <a href="/mark/2-12.htm">Pallet</a> <a href="/luke/6-44.htm">Pick</a> <a href="/luke/24-46.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/luke/24-17.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/john/5-3.htm">Walking</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/14-31.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/john/5-9.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/john/5-9.htm">Couch</a> <a href="/john/5-13.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/john/5-9.htm">Mat</a> <a href="/john/5-9.htm">Pallet</a> <a href="/john/5-11.htm">Pick</a> <a href="/john/5-29.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/john/5-9.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/john/5-9.htm">Walking</a><div class="vheading2">John 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-1.htm">Jesus on the Sabbath day cures him who was diseased thirty-eight years.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-10.htm">The Jews therefore object, and persecute him for it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-17.htm">He answers for himself, and reproves them, showing by the testimony of his Father,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-31.htm">of John,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-36.htm">of his works,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/5-39.htm">and of the Scriptures, who he is.</a></span><br></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'; 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In the context of <a href="/john/5.htm">John 5</a>, Jesus is speaking to a man who had been an invalid for 38 years. This encounter takes place at the Pool of Bethesda, a site believed to have healing properties. Jesus' initiative to speak to the man highlights His divine initiative and grace, as the man did not seek Jesus out. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God reaching out to humanity.<p><b>Get up</b><br>The command "Get up" signifies a call to action and faith. The man had been unable to walk for decades, and Jesus' command challenges him to believe in the impossible. This mirrors other biblical instances where faith is required for healing, such as the healing of the paralytic in <a href="/mark/2-11.htm">Mark 2:11</a>. It also symbolizes spiritual awakening and resurrection, themes prevalent in the New Testament, where Jesus often calls individuals to rise from their spiritual slumber or death.<p><b>Pick up your mat</b><br>This instruction serves a dual purpose. Practically, it signifies the man's complete healing, as he is now able to carry what once supported him. Symbolically, it represents leaving behind a life of dependency and embracing a new life of self-sufficiency and testimony. The mat, a symbol of his past affliction, becomes a testament to his healing. This act also challenges the prevailing Jewish customs, as carrying a mat on the Sabbath was considered work and thus prohibited, highlighting Jesus' authority over traditional interpretations of the Law.<p><b>And walk</b><br>The command to "walk" completes the healing process, emphasizing the restoration of the man's physical abilities. Walking is often used in Scripture as a metaphor for living a life of faith and obedience (e.g., <a href="/ephesians/4.htm">Ephesians 4:1</a>). This command not only restores the man's physical mobility but also invites him to walk in a new spiritual journey. It reflects the transformative power of Jesus' words, which bring life and renewal, echoing the prophetic imagery of <a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6</a>, where the lame will leap like a deer in the Messianic age.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is the Son of God who performs miracles and teaches with authority. In this context, He demonstrates His divine power and compassion.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_invalid_man.htm">The Invalid Man</a></b><br>A man who had been disabled for 38 years, lying by the Pool of Bethesda, hoping for healing. His encounter with Jesus changes his life.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_pool_of_bethesda.htm">The Pool of Bethesda</a></b><br>A pool in Jerusalem known for its supposed healing properties. Many disabled people gathered there, hoping to be healed when the waters were stirred.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sabbath.htm">The Sabbath</a></b><br>The day of rest in Jewish tradition, which becomes a point of contention later in the chapter when the healed man is criticized for carrying his mat.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where this event takes place, significant in Jewish history and the site of many of Jesus' teachings and miracles.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/authority_of_jesus.htm">Authority of Jesus</a></b><br>Jesus' command to "Get up, pick up your mat, and walk" demonstrates His divine authority over physical ailments and the natural world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a></b><br>The invalid man's response to Jesus' command shows the importance of faith and obedience in experiencing God's power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_of_christ.htm">Compassion of Christ</a></b><br>Jesus' willingness to heal the man highlights His compassion and care for individuals, regardless of their social status or condition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/challenge_of_tradition.htm">Challenge of Tradition</a></b><br>The healing on the Sabbath challenges traditional interpretations of the law, emphasizing the spirit of the law over the letter.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_encounter.htm">Transformation through Encounter</a></b><br>An encounter with Jesus leads to transformation, both physically and spiritually, as seen in the man's healing and new ability to walk.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/explain_john_5_8-9_healing_scientifically..htm">How can the instantaneous healing in John 5:8–9 be explained scientifically, and why is there no mention of the man’s need for rehabilitation? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_i_emulate_christ_more_closely.htm">How can I emulate Christ more closely?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_you_rise_and_carry_your_bed.htm">Can you rise and carry your bed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_omitting_john_5_3-4_affect_reliability.htm">Does the omitted verse about an angel stirring the water (John 5:3–4 in some manuscripts) undermine the text’s reliability and consistency? </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>(8) <span class= "bld">Jesus saith unto him.</span>--There is no formal demand, or formal statement of faith as preceding the healing. (Comp., <span class= "ital">e.g.,</span> Notes on <a href="/matthew/13-58.htm" title="And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.">Matthew 13:58</a>; <a href="/mark/9-24.htm" title="And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help you my unbelief.">Mark 9:24</a>.) Men have often wondered at this. If faith is an expression in words or anything outside man, then there is room for wonder; but if it be a living principle, the "seeing Him who is invisible" (<a href="/hebrews/11-27.htm" title="By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.">Hebrews 11:27</a>), then surely we may seek in vain for a more striking instance of its power than in this man; who in all, and through all, and in spite of all, trusted in, and looked for, the mercy of God, and had faith to be healed.<p>Jesus sees in him this receptive power, which in his very helplessness is strength, and calls it forth. He who could barely move is told to rise! he who had for eight-and-thirty years lain on his bed is to carry that bed and walk!<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Jesus smith to him, Rise, take up thy bed</span> (<span class="greek">κράββατόν σου</span>) - thy mattress or pallet; the word is said to be of Macedonian origin, it is Latinized in the Vulgate into <span class="accented">grabbatus</span>, and is not unfrequently found in the New Testament (<a href="/mark/2-4.htm">Mark 2:4, 9</a>; <a href="/mark/6-55.htm">Mark 6:55</a>; <a href="/acts/5-15.htm">Acts 5:15</a>; <a href="/acts/9-33.htm">Acts 9:33</a>); the ordinary Greek word <span class="greek">σκίμπους σκιμπόδον</span> - <span class="cmt_word">and walk.</span> These are in part the identical words which Jesus addressed to the paralytic (<a href="/mark/2-9.htm">Mark 2:9</a>). He did not touch him or use any other means than his own life-giving word to confer the cure. He put forth, in royal might and spontaneous unsolicited exertion, the miraculous force. The energy of the Lord's will mastered the palsied will of the sick man, and infused into him the lacking energy. Archdeacon Watkins supposes that the man did possess incipient and recipient faith, moved by the generous tenderness and sympathetic interest of the Stranger in his ease. The very striking fact mentioned in the synoptic cure of the paralytic, viz. that he was borne into the presence of Jesus by four friends, ought to have prevented Thoma's caricature of criticism, which makes this narrative a mere idealization of that. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/5-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jesus</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦς</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">told</span><br /><span class="grk">Λέγει</span> <span class="translit">(Legei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">him,</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῷ</span> <span class="translit">(autō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Get up,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἔγειρε</span> <span class="translit">(Egeire)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1453.htm">Strong's 1453: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up. Probably akin to the base of agora; to waken, i.e. Rouse.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pick up</span><br /><span class="grk">ἆρον</span> <span class="translit">(aron)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_142.htm">Strong's 142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To raise, lift up, take away, remove. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">your</span><br /><span class="grk">σου</span> <span class="translit">(sou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mat,</span><br /><span class="grk">κράβαττόν</span> <span class="translit">(krabatton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2895.htm">Strong's 2895: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bed, mattress, mat of a poor man. Probably of foreign origin; a mattress.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">walk.”</span><br /><span class="grk">περιπάτει</span> <span class="translit">(peripatei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4043.htm">Strong's 4043: </a> </span><span class="str2">From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/5-8.htm">John 5:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/5-8.htm">John 5:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/5-8.htm">John 5:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/5-8.htm">John 5:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/5-8.htm">John 5:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/5-8.htm">John 5:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/5-8.htm">John 5:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/5-8.htm">John 5:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/5-8.htm">John 5:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/5-8.htm">John 5:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/5-8.htm">NT Gospels: John 5:8 Jesus said to him Arise take up (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/5-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 5:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 5:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/5-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 5:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 5:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>