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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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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