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John 5:14
Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to the man he had healed at the pool of Bethesda, finding him later at the temple after the man had not recognized him (John 5:13).
The thread — The same command appears in John 8:11 ("go and sin no more"), and the underlying logic—that continued sin escalates consequences beyond the original affliction—echoes Leviticus 26:23 and is tempered by Psalms 118:18, where discipline falls short of death.
Why it lands — The verse treats the healing as a precondition for the command, not a substitute for it; the man's real problem was never the paralysis.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
Cross-references
- John 8:11 “No one, Lord,” she answered. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Now go and sin no more.”
- Leviticus 26:23 And if in spite of these things you do not accept My discipline, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me,
- Psalms 118:18 The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.
- Nehemiah 9:28 But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion.
- Matthew 12:45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
- Psalms 107:20 He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
- Revelation 2:21 Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.
- Isaiah 38:20 The LORD will save me; we will play songs on stringed instruments all the days of our lives in the house of the LORD.
- Psalms 27:6 Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.
- Leviticus 26:27 But if in spite of all this you do not obey Me, but continue to walk in hostility toward Me,