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Immediately, the man was made well, and took up his mat and walked. Now it was the Sabbath on that day.
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Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath
Commentators explain that Jesus' command for the man to carry his bed on the Sabbath was a deliberate act. It challenged the rigid, man-made traditions of the religious leaders. By doing this, Jesus demonstrated His authority as 'Lord of the Sabbath' and showed that acts of mercy and necessity are always permissible, restoring the day to its true purpose.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Sabbath. To carry burdens on the Sabbath was forbidden in the Old Testament (Jeremiah 17:21; Nehemiah 13:15; […
Took up his bed and walked (ηρε τον κραβαττον αυτου κα περιεπατε). The same distinction in tenses in the same verbs preserved, pun…
19th Century
Anglican
The man was made whole.—The sufferer was known; the healing is in the striking form that no one could deny.
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Baptist
Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same…
The outcome of the miracle was twofold: the paralytic was healed and a controversy broke out. Since the healing took place on the Sabbath, it broug…
16th Century
Protestant
And it was the Sabbath. Christ was well aware of how great an offense would immediately arise when they saw a man walking along laden with…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And immediately the man was made whole As soon as ever the words were spoken by Christ, such power went with them, a…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Having seen a visible miracle that shows the power of Christ to restore spiritual life, we now see an opportunity given to him to teach. …
