Bible Strands
Matthew 9:8
When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The crowds witness Jesus heal a paralytic and send him home, and react before Jesus continues to call Matthew from his tax booth.
The words — ἐφοβήθησαν (ephobēthēsan) denotes a reverent fear, and ἐδόξασαν (edoxasan) indicates the crowds actively glorified God for granting authority to men.
The thread — This sequence of awe and public glorification follows similar miracles in Luke 7:16, Matthew 15:31, and Acts 4:21.
Why it lands — The text records the crowds recognizing God as the source of delegated authority, requiring the reader to acknowledge that divine power operates through human agents rather than replacing them.
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The Greek words
King James Version
But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
Cross-references
- Luke 7:16 A 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!”
- Matthew 15:31 The 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.
- Acts 4:21 After 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.
- Mark 2:12 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!”
- Luke 17:15 When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
- Luke 23:47 When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
- Luke 5:25 And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
- John 15:8 This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
- Luke 13:13 Then He placed His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and began to glorify God.
- Acts 11:18 When they heard this, they had no further objections, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”