“Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?”
The man who was healed had no idea who it was, for Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there. — the healed man's ignorance of Jesus' identity ironically parallels the authorities' ignorance. Jesus' withdrawal (anachoreo) anticipates later passages where he withdraws from hostile contexts. The anonymity of the healer heightens the tension.
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