John 5:8-9

5:8 Jesus said to him, “Stand up! Pick up your mat ¹  and walk.” 5:9 Immediately the man was healed, ²  and he picked up his mat ³  and started walking. (Now that day was a Sabbath.) ⁴ 

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¹ tn Or “pallet,” “mattress,” “cot,” or “stretcher.” Some of these items, however, are rather substantial (e.g., “mattress”) and would probably give the modern English reader a false impression.

² tn Grk “became well.”

³ tn Or “pallet,” “mattress,” “cot,” or “stretcher.” See the note on “mat” in the previous verse.

⁴ tn Grk “Now it was Sabbath on that day.”

sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.