Immediately, he got up, picked up the mat, and went out in front of them all. They were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”
After threatening them again, they let them go because they found no way to punish them while all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching—one with authority? For he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him!”
The crowd marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.