12 So they asked him, "Who is this fellow who told you to pick it up and walk?"
12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?
12 They asked him, "Who is the man who said to you, 'Take up your bed and walk'?"
12 They asked, "Who gave you the order to take it up and start walking?"
12 Then they asked him, "Who is the Man who said to you, 'Take up your bed and walk'?"
12 "Who said such a thing as that?" they demanded.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on John 5:12
Commentary on John 5:10-16
(Read John 5:10-16)
Those eased of the punishment of sin, are in danger of returning to sin, when the terror and restraint are over, unless Divine grace dries up the fountain. The misery believers are made whole from, warns us to sin no more, having felt the smart of sin. This is the voice of every providence, Go, and sin no more. Christ saw it necessary to give this caution; for it is common for people, when sick, to promise much; when newly recovered, to perform only something; but after awhile to forget all. Christ spoke of the wrath to come, which is beyond compare worse than the many hours, nay, weeks and years of pain, some wicked men have to suffer in consequence of their unlawful indulgences. And if such afflictions are severe, how dreadful will be the everlasting punishment of the wicked!