John 5:15
New International Version
The man went away and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well.

New Living Translation
Then the man went and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had healed him.

English Standard Version
The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him.

Berean Standard Bible
And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

Berean Literal Bible
The man went away and told the Jews that Jesus is the One having made him well.

King James Bible
The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

New King James Version
The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

New American Standard Bible
The man went away, and informed the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

NASB 1995
The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

NASB 1977
The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

Legacy Standard Bible
The man went away, and disclosed to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

Amplified Bible
The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

Christian Standard Bible
The man went and reported to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The man went and reported to the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

American Standard Version
The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him whole.

Contemporary English Version
The man left and told the leaders that Jesus was the one who had healed him.

English Revised Version
The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The man went back to the Jews and told them that Jesus was the man who had made him well.

Good News Translation
Then the man left and told the Jewish authorities that it was Jesus who had healed him.

International Standard Version
The man went off and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well.

Majority Standard Bible
And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

NET Bible
The man went away and informed the Jewish leaders that Jesus was the one who had made him well.

New Heart English Bible
The man went away, and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had made him well.

Webster's Bible Translation
The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him.

Weymouth New Testament
The man went and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had restored him to health;

World English Bible
The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The man went away, and told the Jews that it is Jesus who made him whole,

Berean Literal Bible
The man went away and told the Jews that Jesus is the One having made him well.

Young's Literal Translation
The man went away, and told the Jews that it is Jesus who made him whole,

Smith's Literal Translation
The man departed, and announced to the Jews that it is Jesus having made him well.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The man went his way, and told the Jews, that it was Jesus who had made him whole.

Catholic Public Domain Version
This man went away, and he reported to the Jews that it was Jesus who had given him health.

New American Bible
The man went and told the Jews that Jesus was the one who had made him well.

New Revised Standard Version
The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the man went away and told the Jews, that it was Jesus who had healed him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And that man departed and said to the Jews that Yeshua was the one who had healed him.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus that had restored him to health.

Godbey New Testament
And the man departed, and said to the Jews, that Jesus is the one having made him whole.

Haweis New Testament
The man went, and informed the Jews, that it was Jesus who had made him whole.

Mace New Testament
then the man departed to acquaint the Jews, that it was Jesus who had cured him.

Weymouth New Testament
The man went and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had restored him to health;

Worrell New Testament
The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who made him well.

Worsley New Testament
And the man went away, and told the Jews, that it was Jesus who had healed him.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Pool of Bethesda
14Afterward, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Stop sinning, or something worse may happen to you.” 15And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. 16Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.…

Cross References
John 9:11
He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”

Mark 1:45
But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.

Luke 8:39
“Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.

Matthew 9:31
But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout the land.

John 4:29
“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”

Acts 4:10
then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

Luke 5:14-15
“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” / But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

Matthew 12:16-18
warning them not to make Him known. / This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: / “Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.

John 11:45-46
Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him. / But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.

Acts 3:11-12
While the man clung to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and ran to them in the walkway called Solomon’s Colonnade. / And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

Mark 7:36
Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.

Matthew 8:4
Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”

John 7:21-23
Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed. / But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) / 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?

Acts 5:14-16
Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women. / As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. / Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.

Isaiah 43:10-12
“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come. / I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me. / I alone decreed and saved and proclaimed—I, and not some foreign god among you. So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God.


Treasury of Scripture

The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.

and told.

John 4:29
Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?

John 9:11,12
He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight…

Mark 1:45
But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

which.

John 5:12
Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

John 9:15,25,30,34
Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see…

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John 5
1. Jesus on the Sabbath day cures him who was diseased thirty-eight years.
10. The Jews therefore object, and persecute him for it.
17. He answers for himself, and reproves them, showing by the testimony of his Father,
31. of John,
36. of his works,
39. and of the Scriptures, who he is.














The man went away
This phrase indicates a transition and a deliberate action taken by the man who had been healed. The Greek word used here for "went away" is "ἀπῆλθεν" (apēlthen), which implies a departure with purpose. In the context of the narrative, this action signifies the man's acknowledgment of the miracle he experienced and his intent to share this transformative event. Historically, this reflects the cultural practice of testifying to significant events, especially those involving divine intervention.

and told the Jews
The phrase "told the Jews" is significant in the context of the Gospel of John, where "the Jews" often refers to the Jewish leaders or authorities rather than the Jewish people as a whole. The Greek word "ἀνήγγειλεν" (anēngeilen) means to announce or report, suggesting that the man was eager to share the news of his healing. This reflects the societal structure where religious leaders held significant influence, and any miraculous event would naturally be reported to them. It also sets the stage for the ensuing conflict between Jesus and the Jewish authorities, highlighting the tension between Jesus' ministry and the established religious order.

that it was Jesus
This phrase identifies Jesus as the source of the healing. The Greek "Ἰησοῦς" (Iēsous) is the Hellenized form of the Hebrew name "Yeshua," meaning "Yahweh is salvation." By naming Jesus, the man not only acknowledges the miracle but also points to the divine authority and identity of Jesus. This declaration is pivotal in the narrative, as it directly associates Jesus with the miraculous act, thereby affirming His divine mission and authority.

who had made him well
The phrase "made him well" translates the Greek "ἐποίησεν αὐτὸν ὑγιῆ" (epoiēsen auton hygiē), which means to make whole or healthy. This not only refers to the physical healing of the man but also carries a deeper spiritual connotation of restoration and salvation. In the broader scriptural context, Jesus' healings are often symbolic of spiritual renewal and the coming of God's kingdom. This act of making well is a testament to Jesus' power and compassion, serving as a sign of His messianic role and the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies concerning the coming of a healer and savior.

(15) The man departed, and told the Jews.--We are not told what reason underlay his report to the Jews. It is natural that he should give the answer which he could not give before (John 5:13), and that he should wish to secure himself from the charge of Sabbath-breaking by supplying his authority. The narrative does not suggest that he did this in a tone of defiance, which has been found here from a remembrance of John 9, still less that he used his new strength immediately to bring a charge against the Giver of it. The impression is rather, that he felt that this power came from a prophet sent by God, and that he told this to those who were God's representatives to the nation, supposing that they would recognise Him too.

Verses 15, 16. - The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him whole. Therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, (and sought to slay him ), because he was doing these things on the sabbath. The motive of the man may have been one of gratitude, or may have arisen from a sense of duty, seeing that he had not answered the question of the Jews, and had been himself charged with doing the unlawful thing (Weiss). He may have sought to win from his interlocutors some reverence for his Healer; but everything points the other way. He was a loveless being; he seems to have been nettled by the charge and warning he had just received, and went with the name of his Benefactor on his lips to those who in his hearing had already condemned the Saviour's conduct. The connection is close between the two facts, viz. the man's eager implication of his Healer in the responsibility of his own act, which was said by "the Jews" to be unlawful; and the course of cruel persecution and deadly hate which was there and then inaugurated against the Saviour of the world. The sixteenth verse represents a course of conduct on the part of the Jews which led to open conflict with the dominant party. Christ's view of the sabbath lay, indeed, in the heart of the old Law, and was even recognized by some of the wisest and noblest spirits of Judaism; but it ran counter to the current traditionary interpretation, and cut as with a sharp sabre through the knots and entanglement of the schools. It was the unpardonable sin that ideas and rules which sustained and fed the authority of the hierarchical party should be swept away as valueless and perilous accumulations, and as fungoid encrustations upon the Law of Moses. Weiss justly remarks that there is no colour for the charge that the fourth evangelist antedated the sabbath controversy, for Mark (Mark 3:6) shows that it had already commenced in Galilee. In John 4:1-3 we see that the Pharisaic party distrusted Jesus; here we see that the authorities are in arms against him.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
[And] the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

man
ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

went away
ἀπῆλθεν (apēlthen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 565: From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

told
ἀνήγγειλεν (anēngeilen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 312: To bring back word, report; I announce, declare. From ana and the base of aggelos; to announce.

the
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Jews
Ἰουδαίοις (Ioudaiois)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

it was
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

who
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

had made
ποιήσας (poiēsas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

well.
ὑγιῆ (hygiē)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5199: (a) sound, healthy, pure, whole, (b) wholesome. From the base of auzano; healthy, i.e. Well; figuratively, true.


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