Luke 5:26
What does Luke 5:26 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 5:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 5:26 means
Amazement seizes all, and they glorify God, filled with fear, saying, ‘We have seen strange things today.’ The crowd’s reaction mixes wonder, worship, and reverent fear before an event that transcends everyday experience. Their glorifying God reflects a theological interpretation of the miracle: such acts are signs of God at work. Fear here is not terror alone but reverential awe at encountering divine power. The phrase ‘strange things’ communicates that Jesus’ deeds break familiar expectations and compel people to reckon with a new reality appearing in their midst.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God; and they were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God; and they were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And wonder overcame them all, and they gave glory to God; and they were full of fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and astonishment took all, and they were glorifying God, and were filled with fear, saying--`We saw strange things to-day.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And all were astonished: and they glorified God. And they were filled with fear, saying: We have seen wonderful things to-day.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And astonishment seized all, and they glorifiedGod, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.
Context
This verse records the communal response immediately following the healed man’s departure. Luke emphasizes public amazement and the attribution of glory to God rather than to Jesus alone. The reaction caps the confrontation with religious leaders and displays popular recognition of extraordinary events. What follows is Jesus moving on, encountering Levi, which shifts the narrative from public amazement over power to calls of discipleship and association with outcasts, showing multiple dimensions of his ministry.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 5:8
But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
- Luke 7:16
And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, God hath visited his people.
- Hosea 3:5
afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek Jehovah their God, and David their king, and shall come with fear unto Jehovah and to his goodness in the latter days.
- Matthew 28:8
And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.
- Jeremiah 33:9
And this city shall be to me for a name of joy, for a praise and for a glory, before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them, and shall fear and tremble for all the good and for all the peace that I procure unto it.
- Luke 8:37
And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes round about asked him to depart from them; for they were holden with great fear: and he entered into a boat, and returned.
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