Matthew 9:8An Understandable Version (2005 edition)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. See the chapter |
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.”