10 So the Jews were saying to the one who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not permitted for you to pick up the mat!”[a] 11 But he answered them, “The one who made me well—that one said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk!’” 12 So they asked him,[b] “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick up your mat[c] and walk?’” 13 But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn while[d] a crowd was in the place.

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Footnotes

  1. John 5:10 Some manuscripts have “your mat”
  2. John 5:12 Some manuscripts have “They asked him”
  3. John 5:12 In Greek the direct object (“your mat”) is not in the Greek text but the repetition is implied from the previous verse
  4. John 5:13 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)

10 and so the Jewish leaders(A) said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath; the law forbids you to carry your mat.”(B)

11 But he replied, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’

12 So they asked him, “Who is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?”

13 The man who was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.

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