5:14 After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “Look, you have become well. Don’t sin any more, 1 lest anything worse happen to you.” 5:15 The man went away and informed the Jewish leaders 2 that Jesus was the one who had made him well.
5:16 Now because Jesus was doing these things 3 on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders 4 began persecuting 5 him.
1 tn Since this is a prohibition with a present imperative, the translation “stop sinning” is sometimes suggested. This is not likely, however, since the present tense is normally used in prohibitions involving a general condition (as here) while the aorist tense is normally used in specific instances. Only when used opposite the normal usage (the present tense in a specific instance, for example) would the meaning “stop doing what you are doing” be appropriate.
1 tn Or “the Jewish authorities”; Grk “the Jews.” See the note on the phrase “Jewish leaders” in v. 10.
1 sn Note the plural phrase these things which seems to indicate that Jesus healed on the Sabbath more than once (cf. John 20:30). The synoptic gospels show this to be true; the incident in 5:1-15 has thus been chosen by the author as representative.
2 tn Or “the Jewish authorities”; Grk “the Jews.” See the note on the phrase “Jewish leaders” in v. 10.
3 tn Or “harassing.”