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.”
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.
- BSB The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute 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.”
- 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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Quick answer
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.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Mark 6:51He got into the boat with them; and the wind ceased, and they were very amazed among themselves, and marveled;
- Exod 4:10–11Moses said to Yahweh, “O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.”
- Mark 4:41They were greatly afraid, and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
- Mark 5:42Immediately the girl rose up and walked, for she was twelve years old. They were amazed with great amazement.
- 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!”
- Gen 1:31God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
- Ps 139:14I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.
- Acts 14:11When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”
- Mark 1:27They were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him!”
- Luke 23:41And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.”
- Acts 2:7–12They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans?
- Acts 3:10–13They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
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