World English Bible

John 5:11

“He answered them, "He who made me well, the same said to me, 'Take up your mat, and walk.”

Verse in context — John 5

Immediately, the man was made well, and took up his mat and walked. Now it was the Sabbath on that day.

So the Jews said to him who was cured, "It is the Sabbath. It is not lawful for you to carry the mat.

He answered them, "He who made me well, the same said to me, 'Take up your mat, and walk.

Then they asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Take up your mat, and walk'?

But he who was healed didn't know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a crowd being in the place.

A theological portrait of Jesus as the Son of God who brings eternal life.