Mateo 9:8

Filipino Cebuano Bible

8 Sa pagkakita niini sa mga panon sa katawhan, sila nangahadlok ug nanagdayeg sa Dios nga nakahatag sa maong kagahum ngadto sa mga tawo.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when: Matthew 12:23, Matthew 15:31, Mark 2:12, Mark 7:37, Luke 5:26, Luke 7:16

and: Matthew 15:31, Luke 5:25, Luke 17:15, Luke 23:47, Acts 4:21, Galatians 1:24

Reciprocal: Numbers 14:17 - General Luke 4:15 - being Acts 2:22 - which

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But when the multitude saw it,.... The miracle that was wrought; when they saw the man take up his bed, and carry it home, which was done by Christ, as a proof of his having power to forgive sin,

they marvelled, and glorified God: they were struck with amazement and astonishment at the sight, it being what was strange and unusual; the like to which they had never seen before, nor heard of: and concluding it to be more than human; they ascribed it to God; they praised, and adored the divine goodness,

which had given such power unto men; of working miracles, healing diseases, and delivering miserable mortals from such maladies, as were otherwise incurable; still looking upon Christ as a mere man, by whom God did these things; not knowing yet the mystery of the incarnation, God manifest in the flesh.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They 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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 9:8. When the multitudes saw it, they marvelled — Instead of εθαυμασαν, wondered, the Codex Vatic. and Cod. Bezae, with several other MSS. and versions, have εφοβηθησαν, 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 doctors of the law, the worldly-wise and prudent, is a matter of scandal, is to the humble an occasion of glorifying the Most High. Divine things make a deeper impression on the hearts of the simple multitude than on those of the doctors, who, puffed up with a sense of their own wisdom, refuse to receive the truth as it is in Jesus. The conversion of one rebellious soul is a greater miracle, and more to be admired than all that can be wrought on inanimate creatures. He who sees a sinner converted from the error of his way sees a miracle wrought by eternal power and goodness. May such miracles be multiplied!