<p>5:26 <i>And they were all amazed, and they glorified God; and they were filled with fear, saying: We have seen strange things today</i>- This is a strange mixture, at first blush- glorifying God and yet being filled with fear instead of joy, describing the wonderful healing and forgiveness as &quot;strange things&quot;. Why the barrier to joyful acceptance of the Lord's work? I suggest as noted on :22 that His offer of forgiveness demanded acceptance of it, and therefore repentance. And so they preferred to act bemused and confused, as many do to this day when faced with God's truth in Christ, preferring the search rather than the finding of the ultimate truth- that really we can be forgiven and faith rewarded in salvation and the ultimate healing of persons. On one hand, they knew it was all true, and &quot;glorified God&quot;. But then their humanity kicked in. And we see this so often in folk today.</p>