But when the multitude saw it, they marveled, and glorified God, who had given such power unto men.
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Theophylact of Ochrid
AD 1107
Jesus commanded him to carry his bed so that the event would not appear to have been imaginary, and also, so that the multitudes would see the miracle. For they thought that Jesus, Who is greater than all, was only a man.