Bible Strands
John 5:8
Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses a paralyzed man at the pool of Bethesda, responding to the invalid’s statement that no one helps him into the stirred water. The words — ἔγειρε (egeire) and ἆρον (aron) function as imperative commands meaning “do arise” and “do take up,” directing the man’s immediate physical action. The thread — The command to lift a mat appears in Mark 2:11 using the same Greek noun κράββατον, while Matthew 9:6 and Luke 5:24 record parallel healings with different terms for the object. Why it lands — The text records a direct command requiring immediate obedience, placing the burden of action on the paralyzed man before any visible change occurs.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.
Cross-references
- Luke 5:24 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins…” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
- Matthew 9:6 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
- Mark 2:11 “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
- Acts 9:34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,