Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God. They were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen strange things today.”
- KJV And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
- NKJV And they were all amazed, and they glorified God and were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen strange things today!”
- NASB And they were all struck with astonishment and began glorifying God. They were also filled with fear, saying, “We have seen remarkable things today!”
- NLT Everyone was gripped with great wonder and awe, and they praised God, exclaiming, “We have seen amazing things today!”
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Quick answer
Amazement and awe fill the crowd, and they glorify God. The miracle stirs both wonder and reverent fear.
Overview
The onlookers respond with astonishment, praise, and holy fear, sensing they have witnessed something extraordinary. Their confession that they have seen 'strange things' captures the unprecedented nature of Jesus' authority. Yet wonder alone is not faith; Luke records the response to invite readers to move beyond amazement to trust.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Matt 9:8When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
- Matt 12:23The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
- Jer 33:9So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.
- Luke 7:16A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
- Mark 2:12And immediately the man got up, picked up his mat, and walked out in front of them all. As a result, they were all astounded and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
- Acts 4:21After further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
- Acts 5:11–13And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.
- Hos 3:5Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
- Matt 28:8So they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy, and ran to tell His disciples.
- Luke 8:37Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
- Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
- Gal 1:24And they glorified God because of me.
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Luke shows Jesus the Savior for all — outsiders, the poor, the nations — the one who, on the Emmaus road, opened all the Scriptures to show they were about himself.
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