John 5:8-14

⁸Jesus said, "Get up, take your bedroll, start walking."e

⁹The man was healed on the spot. He picked up his bedroll and walked off. That day happened to be the Sabbath.

¹⁰The Jews stopped the healed man and said, "It''s the Sabbath. You can''t carry your bedroll around. It''s against the rules."

¹¹But he told them, "The man who made me well told me to. He said, "Take your bedroll and start walking.''"

¹²They asked, "Who gave you the order to take it up and start walking?"

¹³But the healed man didn''t know, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd.

¹⁴A little later Jesus found him in the Temple and said, "You look wonderful! You''re well! Don''t return to a sinning life or something worse might happen."f