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Luke 9:43
And they were all astonished at the greatness of God.
from The Second Prediction of the Passion, Luke 9:43-45
What it says

Everyone is astonished at the greatness of God.

What it is doing

The verse captures the crowd’s response to Jesus’ work.

In context

43And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. 44While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples, “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” 45But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.