He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me,
Take up your bed, and walk.
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Cornelius a Lapide
AD 1637
He answered them, &c. Understand, This was indeed a Divine Prayer of Manasseh , and by Divine power has healed me. Therefore He is a friend of God, and would not bid me do anything except what is pleasing to God. As S. Augustine says, "Should I not receive a command from Him from whom I have received healing?" Just indeed was this defence of the sick Prayer of Manasseh , which the Jews ought to have understood and accepted, but being blinded by pride they could not receive it, and so sinned by persecuting Christ and fell into hell.
