But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.
When the multitudes at Capernaum saw the paralytic immediately arise, take up his bed, and go to his house, they marvelled with amazement and wonder and glorified God, recognizing that God had given such power and authority unto men, unto human beings. God was glorified through His Son, who restored the man from helplessness to health with strength and hope, bringing hope, joy, joyful gratitude, and faithful devotion to him and his family. Christ first gave the paralytic peace by assuring him his sins were forgiven, then healed his body to show that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, joining preaching of truth with healing of physical and spiritual need. The complete healing proved and demonstrated His divine, life-giving power and compassionate love, convincing the crowd that God had given Jesus power both to pardon sin and to heal the sick. As He worked for the man with the palsy, so He will work today for those who come into His presence believing for healing of physical and spiritual infirmities, calling for calm faith that believes God's Word and relies on His promise as true and certain.
Setting and Crowd Response
The saying belongs to what happened at Capernaum, where report of teaching and miracles drew large crowds who gathered to hear and to see the works done. The gathering was large, with people coming because they had heard the teaching and had seen the miracles, including the healing of lepers, and the helpless man with palsy was brought to mind as one who might be healed. The crowd included eager listeners who did not yet understand, people drawn by curiosity and excitement, and Pharisees and scribes watching with hostile intent to find grounds to accuse.
The paralytic was helpless, and his illness followed a sinful life. He feared his sinful life had made him unwelcome and unworthy of presence, yet he longed for relief. His deepest desire was pardon, forgiveness, and peace with God, and he came in hope of pardon as well as relief. His condition did not prove that God had rejected him, and despair gave way to hope as mercy was shown to the helpless and sin-burdened.
Hope for the paralytic and his friends rested on hearing of healings of others, including lepers, and on welcoming shown to helpless sufferers who came. Hearing of other sinful and helpless people being healed encouraged the despairing man to seek relief, and gave his friends hope that relief might be granted to him. The healing of the leper likewise displays divine power working through Jesus and brings glory to God.
When the multitudes saw the sick of the palsy immediately arise, take up his bed, and go to his house, they marvelled with amazement and wonder. They glorified God, recognizing that God had given such power and authority unto men, unto human beings. The marveling and glorifying followed the public demonstration of authority on earth to forgive sins as well as to heal the body.
God was glorified through His Son, who restored the man from helplessness to health and restored strength and hope. The restoration brought hope and strength to the man himself. It brought hope to his family, and joy, with joyful gratitude and faithful devotion to Christ in response.
Forgiveness, Healing, and Application
Christ joined the work of preaching truth with healing the sick, meeting both physical need and spiritual need in the same act. In the account of the paralytic at Capernaum, whose illness followed a sinful life and whose deepest desire was pardon and peace with God, He first gave peace by assuring the man that his sins were forgiven and then healed his body to show that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins. That order brought public evidence of divine power when the healed man rose and walked, so that onlookers recognized God had given such power to human beings.
The healing proved and demonstrated Christ's authority on earth to forgive sins as well as to heal the body. It convinced the crowd that God had given Jesus power to pardon sin and to heal the sick, and after the paralytic arose, took up his bed, and went to his house, they marvelled and glorified God for granting such power unto men. The miracle confirmed His power to forgive, brought the people to praise God, and brought hope, freedom, and courage to those who needed His words and works. Jesus did all this while standing at the head of the human race, His divinity clothed with humanity.
By His word He exercised power to free people from Satan's power. He has all power in heaven and in earth as the great Physician to be called upon for physical and spiritual disease, with absolute control over winds and waves and over men possessed with demons, holding the keys of death and of hell, with principalities and powers made subject to Him. The sufferer's condition did not prove that God had rejected him, contrary to the judgment of the Pharisees. Their general claim that sickness always proves God's anger is refuted by the episode, which exposes that they condemned the needy and refused to help the sufferer while being more corrupt themselves.
The display of power astonished even the Pharisees, threatened their influence and claims over the people, and left them amazed and defeated in contrast to the people's awe and praise. Instead of accepting this evidence, they became more determined to oppose Him. The complete healing of the guilty and afflicted displayed Christ's marvelous, life-giving power and revealed His compassionate love for the guilty and afflicted. That mercy bears witness to the message of salvation, gives reason to trust that message and to value the mercy of the Redeemer, and brings hope, freedom, and courage to those needing His words and works.
As He worked for the man with the palsy, so He will work today for those who come into His presence believing for healing of physical and spiritual infirmities. The verse calls for greater faith that calmly believes God's Word and relies on His promise as true and certain to be performed, without needing to be wrought up into excitement. It holds a precious lesson to be learned from Christ's ministry to the sick, for His forgiving and healing work leads onlookers to glorify God.
When the multitudes at Capernaum saw the paralytic immediately arise, take up his bed, and go to his house, they marvelled with amazement and wonder and glorified God, recognizing that God had given such power and authority unto men, unto human beings. God was glorified through His Son, who restored the man from helplessness to health with strength and hope, bringing hope, joy, joyful gratitude, and faithful devotion to him and his family. Christ first gave the paralytic peace by assuring him his sins were forgiven, then healed his body to show that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, joining preaching of truth with healing of physical and spiritual need. The complete healing proved and demonstrated His divine, life-giving power and compassionate love, convincing the crowd that God had given Jesus power both to pardon sin and to heal the sick. As He worked for the man with the palsy, so He will work today for those who come into His presence believing for healing of physical and spiritual infirmities, calling for calm faith that believes God's Word and relies on His promise as true and certain.
Setting and Crowd Response
The saying belongs to what happened at Capernaum, where report of teaching and miracles drew large crowds who gathered to hear and to see the works done. The gathering was large, with people coming because they had heard the teaching and had seen the miracles, including the healing of lepers, and the helpless man with palsy was brought to mind as one who might be healed. The crowd included eager listeners who did not yet understand, people drawn by curiosity and excitement, and Pharisees and scribes watching with hostile intent to find grounds to accuse.
The paralytic was helpless, and his illness followed a sinful life. He feared his sinful life had made him unwelcome and unworthy of presence, yet he longed for relief. His deepest desire was pardon, forgiveness, and peace with God, and he came in hope of pardon as well as relief. His condition did not prove that God had rejected him, and despair gave way to hope as mercy was shown to the helpless and sin-burdened.
Hope for the paralytic and his friends rested on hearing of healings of others, including lepers, and on welcoming shown to helpless sufferers who came. Hearing of other sinful and helpless people being healed encouraged the despairing man to seek relief, and gave his friends hope that relief might be granted to him. The healing of the leper likewise displays divine power working through Jesus and brings glory to God.
When the multitudes saw the sick of the palsy immediately arise, take up his bed, and go to his house, they marvelled with amazement and wonder. They glorified God, recognizing that God had given such power and authority unto men, unto human beings. The marveling and glorifying followed the public demonstration of authority on earth to forgive sins as well as to heal the body.
God was glorified through His Son, who restored the man from helplessness to health and restored strength and hope. The restoration brought hope and strength to the man himself. It brought hope to his family, and joy, with joyful gratitude and faithful devotion to Christ in response.
Forgiveness, Healing, and Application
Christ joined the work of preaching truth with healing the sick, meeting both physical need and spiritual need in the same act. In the account of the paralytic at Capernaum, whose illness followed a sinful life and whose deepest desire was pardon and peace with God, He first gave peace by assuring the man that his sins were forgiven and then healed his body to show that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins. That order brought public evidence of divine power when the healed man rose and walked, so that onlookers recognized God had given such power to human beings.
The healing proved and demonstrated Christ's authority on earth to forgive sins as well as to heal the body. It convinced the crowd that God had given Jesus power to pardon sin and to heal the sick, and after the paralytic arose, took up his bed, and went to his house, they marvelled and glorified God for granting such power unto men. The miracle confirmed His power to forgive, brought the people to praise God, and brought hope, freedom, and courage to those who needed His words and works. Jesus did all this while standing at the head of the human race, His divinity clothed with humanity.
By His word He exercised power to free people from Satan's power. He has all power in heaven and in earth as the great Physician to be called upon for physical and spiritual disease, with absolute control over winds and waves and over men possessed with demons, holding the keys of death and of hell, with principalities and powers made subject to Him. The sufferer's condition did not prove that God had rejected him, contrary to the judgment of the Pharisees. Their general claim that sickness always proves God's anger is refuted by the episode, which exposes that they condemned the needy and refused to help the sufferer while being more corrupt themselves.
The display of power astonished even the Pharisees, threatened their influence and claims over the people, and left them amazed and defeated in contrast to the people's awe and praise. Instead of accepting this evidence, they became more determined to oppose Him. The complete healing of the guilty and afflicted displayed Christ's marvelous, life-giving power and revealed His compassionate love for the guilty and afflicted. That mercy bears witness to the message of salvation, gives reason to trust that message and to value the mercy of the Redeemer, and brings hope, freedom, and courage to those needing His words and works.
As He worked for the man with the palsy, so He will work today for those who come into His presence believing for healing of physical and spiritual infirmities. The verse calls for greater faith that calmly believes God's Word and relies on His promise as true and certain to be performed, without needing to be wrought up into excitement. It holds a precious lesson to be learned from Christ's ministry to the sick, for His forgiving and healing work leads onlookers to glorify God.