The Jews therefore said to him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.
The Jews therefore said to him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.
So the Jews said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath, and it is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed.
So the Jews said to the man who had been made well, It is the Sabbath; and it is against the law for you to take up your bed.
The Jews therefore said to him that was cured, it is the sabbath; it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
So the Jews said to him who was cured, "It is the Sabbath. It is not lawful for you to carry the mat."
So the Jews said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath, and it is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed.
Not lawful - It was forbidden, they supposed, in the Old Testament. The Jews were very strenuous in the observation of the external duties of religion.