Luke 5:25-26
And immediately he rose up before them and picked up what he had been lying on and went home, glorifying God. And amazement seized them all, and they glorified God and were filled with awe, saying, “We have seen extraordinary things today.”
English Standard Version (ESV)
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The most striking, often missed, detail here is the man picking up his mat. This wasn't just a passive act of gathering belongings; it was a powerful, public demonstration that the very thing symbolizing his weakness and helplessness was now something he could carry, proving the miracle was real and complete. It also highlights his active role in glorifying God, showing he wasn't just a recipient of grace but a participant in expressing his gratitude.
This passage follows Jesus teaching a crowd while religious leaders, gathered from across the region, observe Him. When a paralyzed man, lowered through the roof by his friends, is healed and forgiven of his sins by Jesus, the man immediately gets up, takes his mat, and goes home. This dramatic display of Jesus' power and authority to forgive sins, witnessed by both the grateful crowd and the skeptical Pharisees, marks a pivotal moment of public affirmation and controversy.
Imagine being so weak you can't even move yourself. Now, imagine carrying the very thing that supported your helplessness. That’s the powerful imagery here!
The man had been 'borne' by his bed, a symbol of his complete inability to act for himself. But in an instant, Jesus’ healing power reversed this. He didn't just walk away; he carried his bed. This wasn't just a recovery; it was a total transformation.
From Passive to Active
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What’s the first thing you do when you experience something truly life-changing? For this man, it wasn't just relief; it was worship.
The verse highlights a crucial, personal response: the man went home 'glorifying God.' This means he actively praised and honored God for the miracle he had just experienced.
More Than Just Physical Healing
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doxazō · Greek Verb
To render praise, honor, or worship to God, acknowledging His majesty, character, and works; to make manifest the glory of God.
ekstasis · Greek Noun
A profound state of emotional or intellectual disturbance, often caused by the unexpected intervention of the divine or miraculous. It signifies a loss of ordinary control when faced with the power or presence of God.
doxazō · Greek Verb
To acknowledge, exalt, or celebrate the inherent dignity, holiness, and character of God. It is a posture of worship where human beings declare the truth of who God is in response to His works.
phobos · Greek Noun
A reverential, holy fear or trembling characterized by a profound sense of awe in the presence of divine manifestation. It is the appropriate human response to the holiness of God.
The man's immediate action of picking up his mat highlights the completeness of his healing and contrasts his former helplessness with his new ability, serving as a powerful, visible testament to God's work.
Early 1st century AD
Jesus teaches in Galilee
Jesus begins his public ministry, teaching and healing in Galilee, attracting crowds and attention from religious leaders.
Early 1st century AD
Pharisees and teachers of the law observe Jesus
Religious authorities from across Judea, including Jerusalem, travel to Galilee to observe Jesus' ministry due to his growing influence.
Early 1st century AD
Jesus teaches in a crowded house
Jesus is teaching in a house in Capernaum, but the crowd is so large that people are packed outside and around the entrance.
Early 1st century AD— this verse
Paralytic man is brought to Jesus
Four men, unable to reach Jesus through the crowd, break open the roof and lower their paralyzed friend on his mat directly before Jesus.
Early 1st century AD
Jesus declares sins forgiven
Jesus first tells the paralytic that his sins are forgiven, a statement that provokes outrage among the observing scribes and Pharisees.
Early 1st century AD
Jesus demonstrates authority to heal and forgive
To prove his authority to forgive sins, Jesus commands the paralytic to rise, pick up his mat, and go home, which he immediately does.
Early 1st century AD
Man goes home, glorifying God
The healed man immediately takes up his mat and leaves for home, actively praising and thanking God for his miraculous healing and forgiveness.
This passage directly parallels Luke 5:25, showing Jesus giving the paralytic authority to forgive sins and then commanding him to rise and walk, which he does, taking up his bed as proof of his healing.
Mark 2:11-12Similar to Luke 5:25, Mark records Jesus telling the paralytic to rise, take up his mat, and go home, highlighting the immediate obedience and the astonishment of the crowd who glorified God.
John 5:8-9This account of the healing at the pool of Bethesda shows Jesus telling a man who had been an invalid for many years to 'get up, take your mat and walk,' demonstrating a similar pattern of immediate healing and obedience that glorifies God.
Acts 3:6-8Peter and John heal a lame man at the temple gate, who then leaps up, walks, and praises God, mirroring the paralytic's immediate response and public glorification of God after being healed.
Romans 15:6This verse speaks about glorifying God together, reflecting the ultimate purpose behind the paralytic's healing and subsequent actions – bringing glory to God through faith and obedience.
jfbLuke 5:17-26: "And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them."
Lu 5:17-26. Paralytic Healed.(See on [1574]Mt 9:1-8).17. Pharisees and doctors … sitting by—the highest testimony yet borne to our Lord's growing influence, and the necessity increasingly felt by the ecclesiastics throughout the country of…
bengelLuke 5:25: "And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God."
Luke 5:25 . Ἄρας ἐφʼ ᾧ κατέκειτο , having taken up that whereon he lay ) A happy expression. The couch had borne the man: now the man was bearing the couch.
The most striking, often missed, detail here is the man picking up his mat. This wasn't just a passive act of gathering belongings; it was a powerful, public demonstration that the very thing symbolizing his weakness and helplessness was now something he could carry, proving the miracle was real and complete. It also highlights his active role in glorifying God, showing he wasn't just a recipient of grace but a participant in expressing his gratitude.
This passage follows Jesus teaching a crowd while religious leaders, gathered from across the region, observe Him. When a paralyzed man, lowered through the roof by his friends, is healed and forgiven of his sins by Jesus, the man immediately gets up, takes his mat, and goes home. This dramatic display of Jesus' power and authority to forgive sins, witnessed by both the grateful crowd and the skeptical Pharisees, marks a pivotal moment of public affirmation and controversy.
This passage follows Jesus teaching a crowd while religious leaders, gathered from across the region, observe Him. When a paralyzed man, lowered through the roof by his friends, is healed and forgiven of his sins by Jesus, the man immediately gets up, takes his mat, and goes home. This dramatic display of Jesus' power and authority to forgive sins, witnessed by both the grateful crowd and the skeptical Pharisees, marks a pivotal moment of public affirmation and controversy.
"And immediately he rose up before them and picked up what he had been lying on and went home, glorifying God. And amazement seized them all, and they glorified God and were filled with awe, saying, “We have seen extraordinary things today.”" — The most striking, often missed, detail here is the man picking up his mat. This wasn't just a passive act of gathering belongings; it was a powerful, public demonstration that the very thing symboli…
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