Mateo 9:8

8 Al ver esto, el temor se apoderó de la multitud; y alababan a Dios por enviar a un hombre con tanta autoridad.

Mateo 9:8 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 9:8

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.

Mateo 9:8 In-Context

6 Entonces Jesús miró al paralítico y dijo:

7 ¡El hombre se levantó de un salto y se fue a su casa!

8 Al ver esto, el temor se apoderó de la multitud; y alababan a Dios por enviar a un hombre con tanta autoridad.

9 Jesús llama a Mateo
Mientras caminaba, Jesús vio a un hombre llamado Mateo sentado en su cabina de cobrador de impuestos.
le dijo Jesús. Entonces Mateo se levantó y lo siguió.

10 Más tarde, Mateo invitó a Jesús y a sus discípulos a una cena en su casa, junto con muchos cobradores de impuestos y otros pecadores de mala fama.