31Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
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But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.
And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.
And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 29-39)Here is, I. A general account of Christ’s cures, his curing by wholesale. The tokens of Christ’s power and goodness are neither scarce nor scanty; for there is in him an overflowing fulness. Now observe, 1. The place where these cures were wrought; it was near the sea of Galilee , a part of the country Christ was much conversant with. We read not of any thing he did in the coasts of Tyre and Sidon…
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