Matthew 9:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

When the crowds saw this, they were afraid and praised God for giving such authority to people.

Cross References

Matthew 12:23

The crowds were so amazed that they asked, “Could Jesus be the Son of David?”

Matthew 15:31

Everyone was amazed at what they saw and heard. People who had never spoken could now speak. The lame were healed, the crippled could walk, and the blind were able to see. Everyone was praising the God of Israel.

Matthew 28:18

Jesus came to them and said: I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth!

Matthew 5:16

Make your light shine, so that others will see the good that you do and will praise your Father in heaven.

Matthew 9:7

The man got up and went home.

Mark 2:12

The man got straight up. He picked up his mat and went out while everyone watched in amazement. They praised God and said, “We have never seen anything like this!”

Mark 7:37

They were completely amazed and said, “Everything he does is good! He even heals people who cannot hear or talk.”

Luke 13:13

He placed his hands on her, and at once she stood up straight and praised God.

Luke 17:15

When one of them discovered that he was healed, he came back, shouting praises to God.

Luke 17:18

Why was this foreigner the only one who came back to thank God?”

Luke 18:43

Straight away the man could see, and he went with Jesus and started thanking God. When the crowds saw what happened, they praised God.

Luke 2:20

As the shepherds returned to their sheep, they were praising God and saying wonderful things about him. Everything they had seen and heard was just as the angel had said.

Luke 23:47

When the Roman officer saw what had happened, he praised God and said, “Jesus must really have been a good man!”

Luke 7:16

Everyone was frightened and praised God. They said, “A great prophet is here with us! God has come to his people.”

John 15:8

When you become fruitful disciples of mine, my Father will be honoured.

Acts 11:18

When they heard Peter say this, they stopped arguing and started praising God. They said, “God has now let Gentiles turn to him, and he has given life to them!”

Acts 21:20

Everyone who heard this praised God and said to Paul: My friend, you can see how many tens of thousands of the Jewish people have become followers! And all of them are eager to obey the Law of Moses.

Acts 4:21

The officials could not find any reason to punish Peter and John. So they threatened them and let them go. The man who was healed by this miracle was more than forty years old, and everyone was praising God for what had happened.

2 Corinthians 9:13

The way in which you have proved yourselves by this service will bring honour and praise to God. You believed the message about Christ, and you obeyed it by sharing generously with God's people and with everyone else.

Galatians 1:24

And because of me, they praised God.

1 Peter 2:12

Always let others see you behaving properly, even though they may still accuse you of doing wrong. Then on the day of judgment, they will honour God by telling the good things they saw you do.