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Matthew 9:8

Praise and worshipFearForgiveness

6 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...” Then He said to the paralytic, “Get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”

7 And the man got up and went home.

When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

9 As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.

10 Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples.

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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
When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
KJV
But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
WEB
But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
ASV
But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and glorified God, who had given such authority unto men.
DARBY
But the crowds seeing [it], were in fear, and glorified God who gave such power to men.
BLB
And the crowds, having seen, feared and glorified God, the One having given such authority to men.
ÅB
Men da folket så det, ble de forferdet og priste Gud, som hadde gitt mennesker en slik makt.
OTB
Da folkemengden så dette, ble de fylt med ærefrykt og priste Gud, som hadde gitt slik myndighet til mennesker.
B1930
Men da folket så det, blev de forferdet og priste Gud, som hadde gitt mennesker en sådan makt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • 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!”

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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!”

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  • Luke 23:47

    When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”

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  • Luke 17:15

    When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.

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  • John 15:8

    This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.

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  • Luke 5:25–26

    And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.

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