9For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:
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And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:
And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)This passage of story fell, in order of time, before the two miracles we had in the close of the foregoing chapter, and is the same with that which was more briefly related by Matthew and Mark, of Christ’s calling Peter and Andrew to be fishers of men , Matt. 4:18 ; Mark 1:16 . They had not related this miraculous draught of fishes at that time, having only in view the calling of his disciples; bu…
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