Mar 2:12 | RWP | e4.org | Before them all ( εμπροσθεν παντων ). follows Mark in this detail. He picked up ( αρας ) his pallet and walked and went home as Jesus had commanded him to do ( ). It was an amazing proceeding and made it unnecessary for Jesus to refute the scribes further on this occasion. The amazement ( εξιστασθα , our ecstasy , as has it), was too general and great for words. The people could only say: "We never saw it on this fashion" ( Hουτως ουδεποτε ειδαμεν ). Jesus had acted with the power of God and claimed equality with God and had made good his claim. They all marvelled at the paradoxes ( παραδοξα , ) of that day. For it all they glorified God.

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Before them all ( εμπροσθεν παντων ). Lu 5:25 follows Mark in this detail. He picked up ( αρας ) his pallet and walked and went home as Jesus had commanded him to do (Mr 2:11). It was an amazing proceeding and made it unnecessary for Jesus to refute the scribes further on this occasion. The amazement ( εξιστασθα, our ecstasy, as Lu 5:26 has it), was too general and great for words. The people could only say: "We never saw it on this fashion" ( Hουτως ουδεποτε ειδαμεν ). Jesus had acted with the power of God and claimed equality with God and had made good his claim. They all marvelled at the

paradoxes ( παραδοξα, Lu 5:26) of that day. For it all they glorified God.