Luke 5:26 Meaning and Explanation
“And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.”
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Read Full Chapter →Amazement grips everyone; they glorify God and, filled with awe, say they have seen strange things today.
What Does Luke 5:26 Mean?
The whole room — the needy, the curious, even the examiners from Jerusalem — is swept into a single response: amazement, glory to God, and holy fear. The day receives its summary from the crowd itself: 'We have seen strange things to day,' words spoken by people who woke that morning expecting nothing new.
The word Luke chooses means things beyond all expectation — events that burst the categories brought to them. That is what an honest encounter with Christ does: he will not fit the boxes of his examiners or even of his admirers. Where forgiveness and healing arrive together, the fitting response is exactly this trio — wonder, worship, and reverent awe before a God who exceeds what we thought we knew.
Luke 5:26 in the Original Language
paradoxa (παράδοξα), 'strange things' -- things contrary to all expectation; marvels.
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What does Luke 5:26 mean?
Amazement grips everyone; they glorify God and, filled with awe, say they have seen strange things today.