John 5:11

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 5:1-16

This miraculous cure is not recorded by any other of the evangelists, who confine themselves mostly to the miracles wrought in Galilee, but John relates those wrought at Jerusalem. Concerning this observe, I. The time when this cure was wrought: it was at a feast of the Jews, that is, the passover, for that was the most celebrated feast. Christ, though residing in Galilee, yet went up to Jerusalem at the feast, John 5:1. 1. Because it was an ordinance of God, which, as a subject, he would... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 5:10-18

5:10-18 It was Sabbath on that day. So the Jews said to the man who had been cured: "It is Sabbath and you have no right to lift your bed." He answered them: "He who made me well, it was he who said to me: 'Lift your bed and walk'!" They asked him: "Who is the fellow who said to you: 'Lift your bed and walk'?" The man who had been cured did not know who he was, for Jesus had slipped away, for there was a crowd in the place. Afterwards Jesus found him in the Temple and said to him: "Look now!... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 5:11

He answered them ,.... That is, the impotent man, who was now made whole, replied to the Jews: he that made me whole, the same said unto me, take up thy bed and walk ; intimating, that he that had such divine power, as to make him whole, had power to dispense with the sabbath, and such an action on it; and that his word was warrant and authority sufficient, to support him in what he did; for he that had wrought this cure for him, he concluded must be from God; was at least a great... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 5:11

He that made me whole, etc. - The poor man reasoned conclusively: - He who could work such a miracle must be at least the best of men: now a good man will neither do evil himself, nor command others to do it: but he who cured me ordered me to carry my bed; therefore, there can be no evil in it. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:1-47

1. Christ proved, by signs and wonders and testimonies, to be Source of life. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:9-16

(2) The outbreak of hostility due to the breach of the sabbatic law. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:10-16

Outbreak of Jewish hostility. It is not against the miracle, but against an imagined infringement of Mosaic law. I. THE CHARGE AGAINST THE IMPOTENT MAN . "It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed." 1 . It seemed justified in the letter by the Divine commandment. "Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day" ( Jeremiah 17:21 ). 2 . But the command related to matters of trade, not of mercy or comfort. ( Nehemiah 13:15... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:11

And he answered them, He £ that made me whole, that very same man ( ἐκεῖνος ,, "even he;" cf. for this use of the pronoun, John 1:18 , John 1:33 ; John 14:21 , John 14:26 , etc.) said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk. This was justification for him. The Prophet-like Healer must know what was right, and upon his shoulders the responsibility must rest. There was a rabbinic saying, which the cured man may or may not have heard, that conferred a dispensing power upon a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 5:11

Christ who saves is Christ who rules. This poor sufferer excited the Saviour's sympathy and pity, and Christ healed him without delay. And it is noticeable that the word of healing was also a word of command: "Take up thy bed, and walk." The authority of the Divine Physician was acknowledged by the patient who had received the benefit. That authority was felt to be capable of overriding the letter of the ceremonial law. And the man who had been made whole, when censured by the formalists... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 5:11

He that made me whole - The man reasoned correctly. If Jesus had power to work so signal a miracle, he had a right to explain the law. If he had conferred so great a favor on him, he had a right to expect obedience; and we may learn that the mercy of God in pardoning our sins, or in bestowing any signal blessing, imposes the obligation to obey him. We should yield obedience to him according to what we Know to be his will, whatever may be the opinions of men, or whatever interpretation they may... read more

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