Everyone was gripped with great wonder and awe, and they praised God, exclaiming, “We have seen amazing 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.
- BSB Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
- 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!”
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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 9:8But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
- Matt 12:23All the multitudes were amazed, and said, “Can this be the son of David?”
- Jer 33:9This city shall be to me for a name of joy, for a praise and for a glory, before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do to them, and shall fear and tremble for all the good and for all the peace that I procure to it.’”
- Luke 7:16Fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited his people!”
- Mark 2:12He arose, and immediately took up the mat, and went out in front of them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”
- Acts 4:21When they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people; for everyone glorified God for that which was done.
- Acts 5:11–13Great fear came on the whole assembly, and on all who heard these things.
- Hos 3:5Afterward the children of Israel shall return, and seek Yahweh their God, and David their king, and shall come with trembling to Yahweh and to his blessings in the last days.
- Matt 28:8They departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.
- Luke 8:37All the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, for they were very much afraid. He entered into the boat, and returned.
- Luke 5:8But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”
- Gal 1:24And they glorified God in 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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