Matthew Chapter 9 verse 8 Holy Bible

ASV Matthew 9:8

But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and glorified God, who had given such authority unto men.
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BBE Matthew 9:8

But when the people saw it they were full of fear, and gave glory to God who had given such authority to men.
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DARBY Matthew 9:8

But the crowds seeing [it], were in fear, and glorified God who gave such power to men.
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KJV Matthew 9:8

But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
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WBT Matthew 9:8


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WEB Matthew 9:8

But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
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YLT Matthew 9:8

and the multitudes having seen, wondered, and glorified God, who did give such power to men.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 8. - But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled; were afraid (Revised Version); ἐφοβήθησαν. A more solely physical effect than the ἐθαύμασαν of the Textus Receptus. (For a similar instance of fear at miraculous events, cf. Mark 5:15.) Resch's supposition ('Agrapha,' p. 62), that the difference of words here and in the parallel passages is due to various translations of the Aramaic, or rather of the Hebrew according to his theory, is in this case not improbable (cf. supra, ver. 4, and Introduction, p. 14.). And glorified God (cf Matthew 15:31), which had given such power (authority, as ver. 6) unto men (τοῖς ἀνθρώποις); i.e. the human race. Observe that though the phrase recalls ver. 6, there is here no mention of forgiving sins: the multitudes appear to have thought only of authority to perform the miracle; further, that although the multitudes seem to have heard Christ's words, they did not understand his expression to refer to Messiah.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) They marvelled.--The better reading, adopted by most editors, gives they were afraid. This agrees better with St. Mark's "they were amazed, and glorified God," and St. Luke's "they were filled with fear." St. Mark gives the words they uttered, "We never saw it after this fashion;" St. Luke, "We saw strange things to-day."Which had given such power unto men.--It was natural that this should be the impression made on the great body of the hearers. They rested in the thought of a delegated authority, a "power given to men," as such, without passing on to the deeper truth of the union of the manhood with God.