The healed man was overjoyed at meeting his Deliverer. Ignorant of the enmity toward Jesus, he told the Pharisees who had questioned him, that this was He who had performed the cure. "Therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath day."

Den helbredte mand var ovenud lykkelig over at træffe sin velgører. I sin uvidenhed om fjendskabet mod Jesus fortalte han farisæerne der havde spurgt ham, at det var denne mand, som havde helbredt ham. "Derfor forfulgte jøderne Jesus, fordi han havde gjort dette på en sabbat."