Jesus finds a paralyzed man by a pool waiting futilely to gain his healing, Jesus tells the man to get up and walk. He does so! The man tells the Jewish Rabbis who then want to persecute Jesus for healing on the Sabbath.
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With all the sick people around the pool, why does Jesus pick this one paralytic to be healed, a man that did not even know who Jesus is?
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Why do you think Jesus specifically told the man to take his mat and walk?