Mark 2:12
10 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic,
11 “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
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!”
13 Once again Jesus went out beside the sea. All the people came to Him, and He taught them there.
14 As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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!”
- 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.
- 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!”
- ASV
- And he arose, and straightway 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.
- DARBY
- And he rose up straightway, and, having taken up his couch, went out before [them] all, so that all were amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it thus.
- BLB
- And he arose, and immediately, having taken up the mat, he went out before all, so as for all to be amazed and to glorify God, saying, “Never thus did we see!”
- ÅB
- Og han sto opp og tok straks sin seng og gikk ut for alles øyne, så alle ble ute av seg selv av forundring og priste Gud og sa: Slikt har vi aldri sett.
- OTB
- Og han reiste seg, tok matten sin, og gikk ut i full syn av dem alle. Dette forundret alle, og de priste Gud og sa: "Vi har aldri sett noe slikt!"
- B1930
- Og han stod op og tok straks sin seng og gikk ut for alles øine, så alle blev ute av sig selv av forundring og priste Gud og sa: Slikt har vi aldri sett.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 9:33
And 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!”
Read in contextMatthew 9:8
When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
Read in contextLuke 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!”
Read in contextJohn 9:32
Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.
Read in contextJohn 7:31
Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
Read in contextMatthew 12:23
The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
Read in contextLuke 13:13
Then He placed His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and began to glorify God.
Read in contextMatthew 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.
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