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 \v 7 Immediately the man got up, picked up his sleeping pad, and went home!
-\v 8 When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck. They praised God for giving authority to a human being to do such things.
+\v 8 When the crowds saw this, they were awestruck. They praised God for giving such authority to people.
 
 
 \p