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

6So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!” 7And the man jumped up and went home! Fear swept through the crowd as they saw this happen. And they praised God for giving humans such authority. 9As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him. 10Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners.

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 12:23The crowd was amazed and asked, “Could it be that Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah?”
• Matthew 15:31The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn’t been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel.
• Mark 2:12And the man jumped up, grabbed his mat, and walked out through the stunned onlookers. They were all amazed and praised God, exclaiming, “We’ve never seen anything like this before!”
• Mark 7:37They were completely amazed and said again and again, “Everything he does is wonderful. He even makes the deaf to hear and gives speech to those who cannot speak.”
• Luke 5:26Everyone was gripped with great wonder and awe, and they praised God, exclaiming, “We have seen amazing things today!”
• Luke 7:16Great fear swept the crowd, and they praised God, saying, “A mighty prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited his people today.”
• Luke 5:25And immediately, as everyone watched, the man jumped up, picked up his mat, and went home praising God.
• Luke 17:15One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, “Praise God!”
• Luke 23:47When the Roman officer overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, “Surely this man was innocent.”
• Acts 4:21The council then threatened them further, but they finally let them go because they didn’t know how to punish them without starting a riot. For everyone was praising God
• Galatians 1:24And 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

Topics related to Matthew 9:8

• Capernaum
• Glorifying God
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• 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