When all the people saw him walking and praising God, they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him — recognition (epiginosko, recognize, know) of the familiar beggar now walking transforms the crowd's astonishment (thambos, amazement, shock; ekstasis, ecstatic wonder, being beside oneself). The public nature of the miracle (many witnesses) ensures its attestation and rules out hallucination or legend. The community's public amazement validates the healing.

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