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Butδὲheὃςansweredἀπεκρίθηthem,αὐτοῖς“The one whoὉmadeποιήσαςmeμεwell,ὑγιῆheἐκεῖνόςsaidεἶπενto me,μοι‘Pick upἎρονyour matτὸν κράβαττόν σουandκαὶwalk.’”περιπάτει
John 5:11
Study it in the app“But he answered them, “The one who made me well, he said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’””
With the Greek beneath
John 5:11, word by word
- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- madeποιήσαςpoiēsas
make into
To make someone into something: "I will make you fishers".
Where else “poiēsas” appears- wellὑγιῆhygiē
healed
Well in body, cured of one's illness.
Where else “hygiē” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- ‘Pick upἎρονAron
pick up
To lift something from the ground or take it in one's hands.
Where else “Aron” appears- your matκράβαττόνkrabatton
mat, stretcher
Mat, stretcher, pallet.
Where else “krabatton” appears- walk.’περιπάτειperipatei
walk
To move on foot, step by step, from place to place.
Where else “peripatei” appears
The context
10So 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.”
11 · This verse (above)
12They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick it up 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?