⁸ When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God,^(A) who had given such authority to man.

¹⁶ They were all filled with awe^(A) and praised God.^(B) “A great prophet^(C) has appeared among us,” they said. “God has come to help his people.”^(D)

³¹ The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.^(A)

²¹ After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people^(A) were praising God^(B) for what had happened.

⁴⁷ The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God^(A) and said, “Surely this was a righteous man.”

¹⁵ One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God^(A) in a loud voice.

²⁴ And they praised God^(A) because of me.

¹² He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God,^(A) saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”^(B)

¹⁸ When they heard this, they had no further objections and praised God, saying, “So then, even to Gentiles God has granted repentance that leads to life.”^(A)

⁸ This is to my Father’s glory,^(A) that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.^(B)