A man had been unable to walk for 38 years and would wait at the Pool of Bethesda, hoping to be the first person in the water after an angel stirred it, as this was believed to heal whoever entered first. When Jesus saw the man, he told him to get up, pick up his mat, and walk, which the man did, able to walk for the first time in 38 years. Though the man forgot to thank Jesus in his joy, he was deeply grateful to be healed after so long.