Arise, take up thy bed, and walk (Εγειρε, αρον τον κραβαττον σου κα περιπατε). Present active imperative of εγειρω, a sort of excl…

Rise, take up, Jesus not only restored him to health, but he gave evidence to those around him that this was a real miracle, and that he w…

Jesus says to him.—There is no formal demand, or formal statement of faith before the healing. (Compare, e.g., Notes on M…

After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called…

St. Augustine of Hippo: After the miracle in Galilee, Jesus returned to Jerusalem: After this there was a feast of the Jews,…

The healing was not a response to a request, nor did it presuppose an expression of faith on the part of the man. Jesus asked him to do the impossi…

Jesus says to him, rise
From your bed, or couch, on which he lay in one of the porches: and

We are all by nature impotent people in spiritual things: blind, lame, and withered. However, full provision is made for our cure, if we pay attent…