Good News Bible

John 5:8-11 Good News Bible (GNB)

8. Jesus said to him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”

9. Immediately the man got well; he picked up his mat and started walking.The day this happened was a Sabbath,

10. so the Jewish authorities told the man who had been healed, “This is a Sabbath, and it is against our Law for you to carry your mat.”

11. He answered, “The man who made me well told me to pick up my mat and walk.”