And 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!”
Parallel translations
- WEB He 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!”
- KJV And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.
- NKJV Immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out in the presence of them all, so that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”
- NASB And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and were glorifying God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
- NLT And the man jumped up, grabbed his mat, and walked out through the stunned onlookers. They were all amazed and praised God, exclaiming, “We’ve never seen anything like this before!”
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Quick answer
The man rises at once and walks out, and all are amazed and glorify God. The miracle confirms Jesus' authority and stirs worship.
Overview
The instant, complete healing silences doubt and proves Jesus' claim. The crowd's amazement and praise show the right response to God's work in Christ. Their words, 'We never saw anything like this,' capture the unprecedented authority of Jesus.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Matt 9:33And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
- Matt 9:8When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
- 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!”
- John 9:32Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
- Luke 5:26Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
- Luke 13:13Then He placed His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and began to glorify God.
- Matt 12:23The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
- 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.
- John 7:31Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
- Mark 1:27All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”
- Matt 15:31The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
- Luke 17:15When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
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