They glorified God. (See Barnes on Matthew 5:16).

To glorify God, here, means to praise him, or to acknowledge hi…

They marvelled — The better reading, adopted by most editors, gives they were afraid. This agrees better with St. Mark’s …

And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, 'Your sins be forgiven you'; or to…

St. John Chrysostom: Christ had previously shown His excellent power in several ways: through His teaching, when he taught…

People should “fear” (GK 5828; NIV “filled with awe”) the one who has the authority to forgive sins. Indeed, they should fear whenever they are con…

And the multitudes who saw: Instead of astonishment, which Matthew mentions,⁵¹¹ the other two Evangelists employ the w…

But when the multitude saw it
The miracle that was wrought; when they saw the man take up his bed, and carry it home…

The faith of the paralytic's friends in bringing him to Christ was a strong faith; they firmly believed that Jesus Christ both could and would heal…

Above, the Evangelist set forth miracles opposed to bodily dangers; here, he sets forth miracles opposed to spiritual dangers. According to this, h…