# Matthew 9:8

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**Matthew 9:8** is the eighth [verse](/source/Chapters_and_verses_of_the_Bible) in [the ninth chapter](/source/Matthew_9) of the [Gospel of Matthew](/source/Gospel_of_Matthew) in the [New Testament](/source/New_Testament).

## Content

In the original Greek according to [Textus Receptus](/source/Textus_Receptus) and [Byzantine Majority](/source/Byzantine_text-type), this verse is:

- ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ ὄχλοι ἐθαύμασαν, καὶ ἐδόξασαν τὸν θεὸν τὸν δόντα ἐξουσίαν τοιαύτην τοῖς ἀνθρώποις

According to [Westcott-Hort](/source/Westcott-Hort), the Greek text of this verse is:

- Ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ ὄχλοι ἐφοβήθησαν καὶ ἐδόξασαν τὸν θεὸν τὸν δόντα ἐξουσίαν τοιαύτην τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.

In the [King James Version](/source/King_James_Version) of the [Bible](/source/Bible) the text reads:

- But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

The [Holman Christian Standard Bible](/source/Holman_Christian_Standard_Bible) translates the passage as:

- When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck and gave glory to God who had given such authority to men.

For a collection of other versions see [BibleHub Matthew 9:8](http://biblehub.com/matthew/9-8.htm).

## Analysis

This verse records the reaction of the people who witnessed the miraculous healing of a paralytic man by Jesus, who before the healing declared the forgiveness of the man's sins,[1] that they glorified God, who had given such divine "power" or "authority" to men.[2][3] [Dale Allison](/source/Dale_Allison) notes that a text in 4QPrNab, a document among the [Dead Sea Scrolls](/source/Dead_Sea_Scrolls), shows that some Jews think of one person who forgives another's sins with healing as the result.[1]

The Greek text according to [Westcott and Hort](/source/Westcott_and_Hort) has ἐφοβήθησαν ("they were afraid"; cf. for a similar reaction of fear at miraculous events), a rather solely physical effect than the word ἐθαύμασαν ("they marvelled") of the [Textus Receptus](/source/Textus_Receptus),[4] which is more in agreement with words used in the parallel verses, [Mark 2](/source/Mark_2) ἐξίστασθαι πάντας ("they all were amazed") and [Luke 5](/source/Luke_5) ἔκστασις ἔλαβεν ἅπαντας ("they all were filled with fear").[3] Moreover, Mark 2:12 records the words the people said, "We never saw it after this fashion", whereas Luke 5:26 has "We saw strange things today".[3] The variants of words here and in the parallel verses are likely attributed to various translations of the Aramaic or Hebrew traditions.[4]

The event described here took place in [Capernaum](/source/Capernaum), where Jesus resided at the time (cf. [Matthew 4:13](/source/Matthew_4:13)).[1]

## References

1. Allison 2007, p. 858.

1. [Barnes, Albert](/source/Albert_Barnes_(theologian)). [*Notes on the Bible* - Matthew 9](http://biblehub.com/commentaries/barnes/matthew/9.htm). James Murphy (ed). London: Blackie & Son, 1884. Reprint, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998.

1. [Ellicott, C. J.](/source/Charles_Ellicott) (Ed.) (1905). [*Ellicott's Bible Commentary for English Readers*. Matthew 9.](http://biblehub.com/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/9.htm) London : Cassell and Company, Limited, [1905-1906] Online version: (OCoLC) 929526708. Accessed 28 April 2019.

1. Exell, Joseph S.; Spence-Jones, Henry Donald Maurice (Editors). [On "Matthew 9".](http://biblehub.com/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/9.htm) In: *The [Pulpit Commentary](/source/Pulpit_Commentary)*. 23 volumes. First publication: 1890. Accessed 24 April 2019.

## Sources

- Allison, Dale C. Jr. (2007). ["57. Matthew"](https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJdVkgEACAAJ). *The Oxford Bible Commentary*. first (paperback) ed. Barton, John & Muddiman, John (eds.). Oxford University Press. pp. 844–886. ISBN 978-0-19-927718-6. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- Coogan, Michael David (2007). [*The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books: New Revised Standard Version, Issue 48*](https://books.google.com/books?id=HmpMPgAACAAJ). Augmented 3rd ed. Coogan, Michael David; Brettler, Marc Zvi; Newsom, Carol Ann; Perkins, Pheme (eds.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-528881-0.

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