John 5:8 meaning and explanation
Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”
John 5:8, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus speaks these words to a man who has been an invalid for thirty-eight years, lying by the pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem among many sick people. After asking whether he wants to get well, Jesus gives a command rather than a treatment: rise, take up the mat, and walk.
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