⁹ And immediately the man ·was well [was healed; became whole]; he picked up his ·mat [bed; cot] and began to walk.

The day this happened was a Sabbath day. ¹⁰ So the ·Jews [or Jewish leaders] said to the man who had been healed, “Today is the Sabbath. It is ·against our law [^Lnot lawful/permitted] for you to carry your ·mat [bed; cot] on the Sabbath day [^Cthe fourth commandment prohibited work on the Sabbath, but not specifically this action (Ex. 20:8–11)].”

¹¹ But he answered them, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your ·mat [bed; cot] and walk.’”