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Soοὖνthe Jewsοἱ Ἰουδαῖοιwere sayingἔλεγονto the man who had been healed,τῷ τεθεραπευμένῳ“It isἐστινthe Sabbath,Σάββατόνandκαὶit is notοὐκlawfulἔξεστίνfor youσοιto pick upἆραιyour mat.”τὸν κράβαττον
John 5:10
Study it in the app“So the Jews were saying to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to pick up your mat.””
With the Greek beneath
John 5:10, word by word
- the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaioi” appears- were sayingἔλεγονelegon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegon” appears- to the man who had been healedτεθεραπευμένῳtetherapeumenōi
heal
To restore the sick to health, often with a word or a touch.
Where else “tetherapeumenōi” appears- “It isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the SabbathΣάββατόνSabbaton
Sabbath
The seventh day, a rest for God.
Where else “Sabbaton” appears- lawfulἔξεστίνexestin
it is lawful
It is permitted, it is lawful under the law.
Where else “exestin” appears- to pick upἆραιarai
pick up
To lift something from the ground or take it in one's hands.
Where else “arai” appears- your matκράβαττονkrabatton
mat, stretcher
Mat, stretcher, pallet.
Where else “krabatton” appears
The context
9And at once the man became well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now it was the Sabbath on that day.
10 · This verse (above)
11But he answered them, “The one who made me well, he said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”
To study John 5 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus ask the man who had been ill for thirty-eight years, and what does he tell him to do? What problem do the Jews see? (vv. 5-16)
2. What it means
Jesus says the works he does bear witness about him (v. 36). What other witnesses does he mention in this chapter? (vv. 31-47)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the sick man, “Do you want to get well?” (v. 6). What change would you like to ask God for in your life today?