“The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.”
So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews were trying to kill him. — John's summary judgment is stark: Sabbath healing is grounds for death. The escalation from legal objection to murderous intent shows the depth of opposition. The phrase these things (tauta) generalizes to a pattern of Sabbath violations.
Church Fathers on John 5:15
The man, when healed, did not proceed to the market place, or give himself up to pleasure or vain glory, but, which was a great mark of religion, went to the temple: Afterward Jesus finds him in the temple.
The Lord Jesus saw him both in the crowd, and in the temple. The impotent man does not recognize Jesus in the crowd; but in the temple, being a sacred place, he does.
For; if we would know our Maker’s grace, and attain to the sight of Him, we must avoid the crowd of evil thoughts and affections, convey ourselves out of the con
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