He answered them, “He who made me well, the same said to me, ‘Take up your mat, and walk.’”
Parallel translations
- KJV He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.
- BSB But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”
- NKJV He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’ ”
- NASB But he answered them, “He who made me well was the one who said to me, ‘Pick up your pallet and walk.’ ”
- NLT But he replied, “The man who healed me told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”
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Quick answer
The healed man said the one who cured him told him to take up his mat and walk. He appeals to the authority of his healer.
Overview
The man defends his action by pointing to the authority of the one who healed him. Implicitly, the power that healed also carries the right to command. This raises the question the whole chapter answers: who is this man whose word both heals and authorizes?
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Cross-references · 2
- Mark 2:9–11Which is easier, to tell the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven;’ or to say, ‘Arise, and take up your bed, and walk?’
- John 9:16Some therefore of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he doesn’t keep the Sabbath.” Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” There was division among them.
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