Luke 9:43

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
And they were all astonished at the greatness of God.

King James Version (1611)
And they were al amazed at the mightie power of God: But while they wondred euery one at all things which Iesus did, he said vnto his disciples,

King James Version
And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,

English Standard Version
And all were astonished at the majesty of God. But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,

New American Standard Bible
And they were all amazed at the greatness of God. But while everyone was astonished at all that He was doing, He said to His disciples,

New Century Version
All the people were amazed at the great power of God. While everyone was wondering about all that Jesus did, he said to his followers,

Amplified Bible
They were all amazed [practically overwhelmed] at the [evidence of the] greatness of God and His majesty and His wondrous work. But while they were still awed by everything Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And they were all amazed at the greatness of God. But while everyone was marveling at all that He was doing, He said to His disciples,

Legacy Standard Bible
And they were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while everyone was marveling at all that He was doing, He said to His disciples,

Berean Standard Bible
And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,

Contemporary English Version
Everyone was amazed at God's great power. While everyone was still amazed at what Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,

Complete Jewish Bible
All were struck with amazement at the greatness of God. While they were all marvelling at everything Yeshua was doing, he said to his talmidim,

Darby Translation
And all were astonished at the glorious greatness of God. And as all wondered at all the things which [Jesus] did, he said to his disciples,

Easy-to-Read Version
All the people were amazed at the great power of God. The people were still amazed about all the things Jesus did. He said to his followers,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And they were all amased at the mightie power of God: & while they all wondered at al things, which Iesus did, he said vnto his disciples,

George Lamsa Translation
And they were all amazed at the greatness of God. And while every man wondered at everything which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

Good News Translation
All the people were amazed at the mighty power of God. The people were still marveling at everything Jesus was doing, when he said to his disciples,

Lexham English Bible
And they were all astounded at the impressiveness of God. But while they were all marveling at all the things that he was doing, he said to his disciples,

Literal Translation
And all were astonished at the majesty of God. And as all were marveling at all things which He did, Jesus said to His disciples,

American Standard Version
And they were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marvelling at all the things which he did, he said unto his disciples,

Bible in Basic English
And they were full of wonder at the great power of God. But while they were all wondering at all the things which he did, he said to his disciples,

Hebrew Names Version
They were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marveling at all the things which Yeshua did, he said to his talmidim,

International Standard Version
So all the people continued to be amazed at the greatness of God. Indeed, everyone was astonished at all the things Jesushe">[fn] was doing. So he said to his disciples,

Etheridge Translation
And they all wondered at the majesty [fn] of Aloha. And while every one wondered at all which Jeshu did, he said to his disciples,

Murdock Translation
And they were all amazed at the majesty of God. And while every one admired at all that Jesus did, he said to his disciples:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they were all amased at the mightie power of God: But whyle they wondred euery one at all thinges which he dyd, he sayde vnto his disciples,

English Revised Version
And they were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marveling at all the things which he did, he said unto his disciples,

World English Bible
They were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marveling at all the things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. And while they all wondered at all things which Jesus did,

Weymouth's New Testament
And all were awe-struck at the mighty power of God. And while every one was expressing wonder at all that He was doing, He said to his disciples,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And alle men wondriden greetli in the gretnesse of God. And whanne alle men wondriden in alle thingis that he dide, he seide to hise disciplis,

Update Bible Version
And they were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marveling at all the things which he did, he said to his disciples,

Webster's Bible Translation
And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they were all wondering at all things which Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

New English Translation
Then they were all astonished at the mighty power of God. But while the entire crowd was amazed at everything Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,

New King James Version
Matthew 17:22,23; Mark 9:30-32">[xr] And they were all amazed at the majesty of God. But while everyone marveled at all the things which Jesus did, He said to His disciples,

New Living Translation
Awe gripped the people as they saw this majestic display of God's power. While everyone was marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,

New Life Bible
They were all surprised at the great power of God. They all were thinking about the special things Jesus had done. And Jesus said to His followers,

New Revised Standard
And all were astounded at the greatness of God. While everyone was amazed at all that he was doing, he said to his disciples,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they were all being struck with astonishment, at the majesty of God. And, while all were marvelling at all things which he was doing, he said unto his disciples:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and cured the boy and restored him to his father.

Revised Standard Version
And all were astonished at the majesty of God. But while they were all marveling at everything he did, he said to his disciples,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they were all amased at ye mighty power of God.Whyll they wondred every one at all thinges which he dyd he sayd vnto his disciples:

Young's Literal Translation
And they were all amazed at the greatness of God, and while all are wondering at all things that Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they were all amased at the mighty power of God.And whyle they wondred euery one at all thinges which he dyd, he sayde vnto his disciples:

Mace New Testament (1729)
and all the people were astonished at such an instance of divine power: and as they were admiring whatever Jesus did, he said to his disciples,

Simplified Cowboy Version
Everyone was amazed at the power of God.Everyone was still jabbering about the things Jesus was doing when he said to his cowboys,

Contextual Overview

⁴⁴Keep It Simple Jesus now called the Twelve and gave them authority and power to deal with all the demons and cure diseases. He commissioned them to preach the news of God's kingdom and heal the sick. He said, "Don't load yourselves up with equipment. Keep it simple; you are the equipment. And no luxury inns—get a modest place and be content there until you leave. If you're not welcomed, leave town. Don't make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and move on." Commissioned, they left. They traveled from town to town telling the latest news of God, the Message, and curing people everywhere they went. Herod, the ruler, heard of these goings on and didn't know what to think. There were people saying John had come back from the dead, others that Elijah had appeared, still others that some prophet of long ago had shown up. Herod said, "But I killed John—took off his head. So who is this that I keep hearing about?" Curious, he looked for a chance to see him in action. The apostles returned and reported on what they had done. Jesus took them away, off by themselves, near the town called Bethsaida. But the crowds got wind of it and followed. Jesus graciously welcomed them and talked to them about the kingdom of God. Those who needed healing, he healed. As the day declined, the Twelve said, "Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the farms or villages around here and get a room for the night and a bite to eat. We're out in the middle of nowhere." "You feed them," Jesus said. They said, "We couldn't scrape up more than five loaves of bread and a couple of fish—unless, of course, you want us to go to town ourselves and buy food for everybody." (There were more than five thousand people in the crowd.) But he went ahead and directed his disciples, "Sit them down in groups of about fifty." They did what he said, and soon had everyone seated. He took the five loaves and two fish, lifted his face to heaven in prayer, blessed, broke, and gave the bread and fish to the disciples to hand out to the crowd. After the people had all eaten their fill, twelve baskets of leftovers were gathered up. One time when Jesus was off praying by himself, his disciples nearby, he asked them, "What are the crowds saying about me, about who I am?" They said, "John the Baptizer. Others say Elijah. Still others say that one of the prophets from long ago has come back." He then asked, "And you—what are you saying about me? Who am I?" Peter answered, "The Messiah of God." Jesus then warned them to keep it quiet. They were to tell no one what Peter had said. He went on, "It is necessary that the Son of Man proceed to an ordeal of suffering, be tried and found guilty by the religious leaders, high priests, and religion scholars, be killed, and on the third day be raised up alive." Then he told them what they could expect for themselves: "Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You're not in the driver's seat—I am. Don't run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I'll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self. What good would it do to get everything you want and lose you, the real you? If any of you is embarrassed with me and the way I'm leading you, know that the Son of Man will be far more embarrassed with you when he arrives in all his splendor in company with the Father and the holy angels. This isn't, you realize, pie in the sky by and by. Some who have taken their stand right here are going to see it happen, see with their own eyes the kingdom of God." About eight days after saying this, he climbed the mountain to pray, taking Peter, John, and James along. While he was in prayer, the appearance of his face changed and his clothes became blinding white. At once two men were there talking with him. They turned out to be Moses and Elijah—and what a glorious appearance they made! They talked over his exodus, the one Jesus was about to complete in Jerusalem. Meanwhile, Peter and those with him were slumped over in sleep. When they came to, rubbing their eyes, they saw Jesus in his glory and the two men standing with him. When Moses and Elijah had left, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, this is a great moment! Let's build three memorials: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." He blurted this out without thinking. While he was babbling on like this, a light-radiant cloud enveloped them. As they found themselves buried in the cloud, they became deeply aware of God. Then there was a voice out of the cloud: "This is my Son, the Chosen! Listen to him." When the sound of the voice died away, they saw Jesus there alone. They were speechless. And they continued speechless, said not one thing to anyone during those days of what they had seen. When they came down off the mountain the next day, a big crowd was there to meet them. A man called from out of the crowd, "Please, please, Teacher, take a look at my son. He's my only child. Often a spirit seizes him. Suddenly he's screaming, thrown into convulsions, his mouth foaming. And then it beats him black-and-blue before it leaves. I asked your disciples to deliver him but they couldn't." Jesus said, "What a generation! No sense of God! No focus to your lives! How many times do I have to go over these things? How much longer do I have to put up with this? Bring your son here." While he was coming, the demon slammed him to the ground and threw him into convulsions. Jesus stepped in, ordered the vile spirit gone, healed the boy, and handed him back to his father. They all shook their heads in wonder, astonished at God's greatness, God's majestic greatness. While they continued to stand around exclaiming over all the things he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples, "Treasure and ponder each of these next words: The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into human hands." ⁴⁵ They didn't get what he was saying. It was like he was speaking a foreign language and they couldn't make heads or tails of it. But they were embarrassed to ask him what he meant. ⁴⁶They started arguing over which of them would be most famous. When Jesus realized how much this mattered to them, he brought a child to his side. "Whoever accepts this child as if the child were me, accepts me," he said. "And whoever accepts me, accepts the One who sent me. You become great by accepting, not asserting. Your spirit, not your size, makes the difference." ⁴⁹ John spoke up, "Master, we saw a man using your name to expel demons and we stopped him because he wasn't of our group." ⁵⁰ Jesus said, "Don't stop him. If he's not an enemy, he's an ally."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

amazed: Luke 4:36, Luke 5:9, Luke 5:26, Luke 8:25, Psalms 139:14, Zechariah 8:6, Mark 6:51, Acts 3:10-13

Reciprocal: Luke 2:19 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God,.... Or at "the greatness", or "majesty of God"; which was displayed in this cure: for the great power of God was manifestly seen in it, to the astonishment of the disciples, who could not cure this child, and of the parent and friends of it, and of the whole multitude: and to the confusion of the Scribes and Pharisees:

but while they wondered every one, at all things which Jesus did; and were applauding him for them, and speaking in his praise on account of them:

he said unto his disciples; privately, when they were alone together, the following words, that he might not seem to be lifted up with the praise of men; and also to show their inconstancy, that those who, now admired him, would one day crucify him; and to take off the thoughts of the disciples from a temporal kingdom and glory, they were so much in expectation of, and which every miracle of Christ, and the applause he got thereby among men, strengthened them in.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the Matthew 17:14-21 notes, and Mark 9:14-29 notes.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 43. The mighty power — This majesty of God, μεγαλειοτητι του Θεου. They plainly saw that it was a case in which any power inferior to that of God could be of no avail; and they were deeply struck with the majesty of God manifested in the conduct of the blessed Jesus.