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 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 bed and go home.” 7And he got up and went home. But when the crowds saw this, they were awestruck, and glorified God, who had given such authority to men. 9As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector’s booth; and He said to him, “Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him. 10Then it happened that as Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were dining 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

• But when the crowdsὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• awestruckφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• glorifiedδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• who had givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• suchτοιοῦτοςtoioutos · such as thisG5108
• authorityἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• to menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Matthew 9:8

• Matthew 12:23All the crowds were amazed, and were saying, “This man cannot be the Son of David, can he?”
• Matthew 15:31So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
• Mark 2:12And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and were glorifying God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this.”
• Mark 7:37They were utterly astonished, saying, “He has done all things well; He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”
• Luke 5:26They were all struck with astonishment and began glorifying God; and they were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
• Luke 7:16Fear gripped them all, and they began glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited His people!”
• Luke 5:25Immediately he got up before them, and picked up what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
• Luke 17:15Now one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice,
• Luke 23:47Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began praising God, saying, “Certainly this man was innocent.”
• Acts 4:21When they had threatened them further, they let them go (finding no basis on which to punish them) on account of the people, because they were all glorifying God for what had happened;
• Galatians 1:24And they were glorifying 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
• Glorifying God
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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