Mark 2:12

Mark 2:12. Before them all. A hint that the account comes from an eye-witness.

They were all amazed , etc. Matthew, ‘feared;' Luke combines all three, and tells that the man also glorified God. The impression produced was a very powerful one, and the emotions were of a mixed character: wonder, gratitude, and fear.

We never saw it on this fashion, or, ‘thus.' This was the prevalent feeling, a conviction that the kingdom of God was manifesting itself as never before. It is scarcely necessary to suppose that it is a comparison with previous miracles. The remarkable feature (Luke: ‘strange things'), was the attestation of the miracle to the power to forgive sins (Matthew: ‘glorified God, who had given such authority to men ‘).