Jesus said to him, “Arise, take up your mat, and walk.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
John 5:8 in context
John 5:5–11
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A certain man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years.
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When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had been sick for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to be made well?”
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The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I’m coming, another steps down before me.”
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Jesus said to him, “Arise, take up your mat, and walk.”
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So the Jews said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath. It is not lawful for you to carry the mat.”
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He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your mat and walk.’ ”
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