Luke 18:43 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And immediately his sight was restored and he followed Jesus, giving honor to God. And when all the people saw this, they [too] praised God. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And instantly he received his sight and began to follow Jesus, recognizing, praising, and honoring God; and all the people, when they saw it, praised God. American Standard Version (1901) And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God. Common English Bible At once he was able to see, and he began to follow Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they praised God too. Catholic Public Domain Version And immediately he saw. And he followed him, magnifying God. And all the people, when they saw this, gave praise to God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And immediately he saw, and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God. |
[how] blind people are receiving back their sight, and crippled people are walking [again], and people with infectious skin diseases are being healed, and deaf-mutes are hearing [and speaking (?) again], and people are being raised [from the dead], and poor people are having the good news preached to them.
[Then] blind and crippled people came to Him in the Temple and He healed them.
But when the large crowds saw [what had happened], they were filled with deep reverence and gave honor to God for giving such authority to men.
And as He said these things, all of His enemies felt ashamed [i.e., for objecting to such a noble act], but the whole crowd rejoiced over all the wonderful things He was doing.
Then, as He descended the Mount of Olives and got close to the city [i.e., Jerusalem], the entire crowd of disciples began joyfully praising God in loud voices because of all the powerful miracles they had seen [Him perform].
So, He stood over her and spoke sternly to the fever. It left her and she got up [out of bed] and began serving them.
And everyone was filled with amazement; they gave honor to God and were overwhelmed with reverence, saying, “We have seen incredible things today.”
And everyone was amazed at [seeing] the greatness of God. But while they were all amazed at everything Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,
So, when the apostles and the brothers from Judea heard these things, they stopped arguing [See verse 2] and gave honor to God, saying, “[This means] that God has permitted the Gentiles also [as well as the Jews] to repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives] so they, too, could have [the promise of never ending] life.”
to open their eyes [to the truth] so they will turn from darkness to light and from the power [i.e., the influence] of Satan to God. [Then] they can receive the forgiveness of sins and the inheritance [of never ending life], along with [all] those who are set apart [for God] by trusting in Me.’
And when the Council had threatened them some more, they [finally] released them because they could not find any reason to punish them. [Actually] they were worried about how the people felt [about the matter], since everybody was giving honor to God for the miracle that had been performed.
But you people are especially chosen [by God]; you are a royal body of priests; you are a nation especially set apart for God’s use; you are a people who belong exclusively to God, that you may express the virtues of the One who called you out of darkness [i.e., of sin and error], and into His marvelous light [i.e., righteousness and truth].