Luk 9:43 | NETfull | STEP | Then they were all astonished at the mighty power of God. But while the entire crowd was amazed at everything Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples,

Luke 9:43

43 Then ^{▼▼ Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the response at the conclusion of the account.} they were all astonished at the mighty power ^{▼▼ The revelation of the mighty power of God was the manifestation of God’s power shown through Jesus. See Acts 10:38.} of God.

Another Prediction of Jesus’ Suffering

But while the entire crowd ^{▼▼ Grk “all”; the referent (the crowd) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} was amazed at everything Jesus ^{▼▼ Most mss, especially the later ones (A C W Θ Ψ 0115 f¹³ 33 892 Maj. al), actually supply ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς (ho Iēsous, “Jesus”) here. Since the earliest and best witnesses, along with many others (Ƥ⁷⁵ א B D L Ξ f¹ 579 700 1241 2542 pc lat), lack the name, and since scribes were unlikely to intentionally omit it, the shorter reading is preferred as the original reading.} ^{▼▼ Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Some mss have done the same.} was doing, he said to his disciples,