Common English Bible

John 5:7-12 Common English Bible (CEB)

7. The sick man answered him, "Sir, I don’t have anyone who can put me in the water when it is stirred up. When I’m trying to get to it, someone else has gotten in ahead of me."

8. Jesus said to him, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk."

9. Immediately the man was well, and he picked up his mat and walked. Now that day was the Sabbath.

10. The Jewish leaders said to the man who had been healed, "It’s the Sabbath; you aren’t allowed to carry your mat."

11. He answered, "The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’"

12. They inquired, "Who is this man who said to you, ‘Pick it up and walk’?"