“And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.”
Immediately he stood up in front of them, took what he had been lying on and went home praising God — the triple fulfillment (stood up, took the mat, went home) mirrors the triple command. Praising God: the first response to the healing is directed to God, not to Jesus — the appropriate attribution of the miracle to its divine source. The public nature of the healing (in front of them all) ensures the undeniable character of the evidence.
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