The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
Parallel translations
- WEB They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear, and the mute speak!”
- KJV And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
- NKJV And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”
- NASB And they were utterly astonished, saying, “He has done all things well; He makes even those who are deaf hear, and those who are unable to talk, speak.”
- NLT They were completely amazed and said again and again, “Everything he does is wonderful. He even makes the deaf to hear and gives speech to those who cannot speak.”
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The crowd is overwhelmed, declaring that Jesus 'has done all things well.' Their words echo creation, recognizing God at work in him.
Overview
The phrase 'done all things well' recalls God's verdict over creation in Genesis 1, and 'makes the deaf hear and the mute speak' echoes Isaiah 35's portrait of the coming messianic deliverance. The crowd rightly perceives something extraordinary, even if their understanding is incomplete. Their astonishment points to Jesus as the One in whom God himself draws near to heal and restore.
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- Mark 6:51Then He climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. And the disciples were utterly astounded,
- Exod 4:10–11“Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”
- Mark 4:41Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
- Mark 5:42Immediately the girl got up and began to walk around. She was twelve years old, and at once they were utterly astounded.
- 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!”
- Gen 1:31And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
- Ps 139:14I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
- Acts 14:11When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
- 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!”
- Luke 23:41We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”
- Acts 2:7–12Astounded and amazed, they asked, “Are not all these men who are speaking Galileans?
- Acts 3:10–13they recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
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