John 5:14 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁴ Later on Jesus found the man in the Temple, and said to him, “Look, you have been made well; stop sinning or else something worse [i.e., than the handicap you had] will happen to you.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ Afterward, when Jesus found him in the temple, He said to him, See, you are well! Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing befall thee.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ Later Jesus found him in the temple and said, “See! You have been made well. Don’t sin anymore in case something worse happens to you.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ Afterwards, Jesus found him in the temple, and he said to him: "Behold, you have been healed. Do not choose to sin further, otherwise something worse may happen to you."

John 5:14 Cross References

Matthew 12:45

Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits, more evil than itself, and they reenter [the body] and [begin to] live there, so that the latter state of that person becomes worse than the former [state]. It will be the same way with the people of this evil generation.”

Mark 2:5

When Jesus saw [the evidence of] their faith, He said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

John 5:13

But the man who was healed did not know who it was, because Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.

John 5:5

And a certain man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years [Note: He was probably a crippled person].

John 8:11

She replied, “No sir, no one did.” Then Jesus said, “[Well], I do not condemn you either. Go on your way and from now on, do not sin anymore.”

1 Peter 4:3

For the time you have [already] spent in the past [i.e., as Gentile unbelievers] was long enough to have practiced unrestrained, indecent conduct, improper sexual cravings, riotous living, wild parties, drunken orgies and disgusting idol worship.