Matthew 9:8

Matthew 9:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
• New International Version (NIV)When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to man.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men.

Context of Matthew 9:8

6But I want you to know this. I, the Son of Man, have authority on earth. I can forgive people for the wrong things that they have done.’ Then he said to the man who could not walk, ‘Stand up. Pick up your mat and go home.’ 7So then the man stood up and he went home. The crowds of people saw what had happened. They were very surprised and afraid. They saw that God had given so much authority to men. So they praised God and they said, ‘God is great!’ 9Jesus went away from that place. While he walked, he saw a man called Matthew. Matthew's job was to take taxes from people. He was sitting in his office. Jesus said to him, ‘Come with me and be my disciple.’ So Matthew stood up and he went with Jesus. 10Later, Jesus went to eat a meal in Matthew's house. Many bad people and men who took taxes also came to the house. They came to eat there with Jesus and his disciples.

Matthew 9:8 word by word

ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ ὄχλοι ἐφοβήθησαν καὶ ἐδόξασαν τὸν θεὸν τὸν δόντα ἐξουσίαν τοιαύτην τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• whenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• the multitudesὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• they marvelledθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• glorifiedδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• which had givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• suchτοιοῦτοςtoioutos · such as thisG5108
• powerἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• unto menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Matthew 9:8

• Matthew 12:23When Jesus did this, all the people were very surprised. They asked each other, ‘Maybe this man is the Son of David that God will send to us. Could that be true?’
• Matthew 15:31When the large crowd saw all this, they were very surprised. People who could not speak could now speak again. People who could not use their arms or their legs were now well again. Those people who could not walk very well could now walk again. Blind people could now see again. All the people praised God, and they said, ‘God of Israel, you are great.’
• Mark 2:12Immediately, the man stood up. He picked up his mat and he walked out of the house. Everyone watched him do this. The people were very surprised. They praised God and they said, ‘God is great. We have never seen anything like this before.’
• Mark 7:37The people were very surprised about everything that Jesus did. They said, ‘Jesus has done everything well. If people cannot hear, Jesus makes them able to hear. If people cannot speak, Jesus makes them able to speak.’
• Luke 5:26What had happened surprised everyone. They said, ‘God is great and powerful! We have seen very strange and special things happen today.’
• Luke 7:16Everyone there was very afraid. They praised God and said, ‘A great prophet of God has appeared among us. God has come to save his people!’
• Luke 5:25Immediately, the man stood up in front of them all. He picked up the mat that he had been lying on. He went home. He was praising God as he went.
• Luke 17:15One of these ten men saw that Jesus had made him well. He turned back and he praised God in a loud voice.
• Luke 23:47There was a captain of the soldiers there. When he saw what had happened, he praised God. He said. ‘I am sure that this man had not done anything wrong.’
• Acts 4:21The Jewish leaders were angry. They told Peter and John that they must obey them. Then they let Peter and John go free. All the people there were praising God because of the miracle. So the leaders could not decide how to punish Peter and John.
• Galatians 1:24When the believers in Judea heard that, they praised God because of me.

Commentaries on Matthew 9:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8When the multitudes saw it, they marveled - Instead of , wondered, the Codex Vatic. and Cod. Bezae, with several other MSS. and versions, have , feared. In the Gothic, and one copy of the Itala, both readings are conjoined, thus: And the multitudes seeing it, wondered and feared, and glorified God. Wondered at the miracle; feared to offend against such power and goodness; and glorified God for the works of mercy which he had wrought. That which to the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8They glorified God - See the notes at Matthew 5:16. To “glorify” God, here, means to “praise him,” or to acknowledge his power. The expression, “which had given such power to people,” was a part of “their” praise. It expresses no sentiment of the evangelist about the nature of Christ, but is a record of their feelings and their praise.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The crowd responded with fear and admiration because they realized a powerful truth about Jesus. He is truly the Son of God with the authority to forgive sins on earth (9:6).Read the comment

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• Capernaum
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• Miracles
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Commentaries on Matthew 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings