John 5:10 “so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath!…”

John 5:10

so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.

World English Bible

So the Jews said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath. It is not lawful for you to carry the mat.”

American Standard Version

So the Jews said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath, and it is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed.

Geneva Bible 1599

The Iewes therefore said to him that was made whole, It is the Sabbath day: it is not lawfull for thee to cary thy bed.

Darby Translation

The Jews therefore said to the healed [man], It is sabbath, it is not permitted thee to take up thy couch.

Young's Literal Translation

the Jews then said to him that hath been healed, 'It is a sabbath; it is not lawful to thee to take up the couch.'

Bible in Basic English

So the Jews said to the man who had been made well, It is the Sabbath; and it is against the law for you to take up your bed.

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Cross references

“it is not”

Jeremiah 17:21 Luke 6:2 Mark 3:4 Luke 13:14 Nehemiah 13:15–21 Mark 2:24

Jeremiah 17:21 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.

Luke 6:2 · BSB

But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

Mark 3:4 · BSB

And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.

Luke 13:14 · BSB

But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”

Nehemiah 13:15–21 · BSB

In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabb…

Mark 2:24 · BSB

So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

Also

John 9:16 John 5:16 John 7:23

John 9:16 · BSB

Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.

John 5:16 · BSB

Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.

John 7:23 · BSB

If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,

11But he answered, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”

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