7:21a

I did one miracle: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as one miracle here refers to the miracle that Jesus did when he healed the paralyzed man on the Sabbath (which 7:23 makes clear). That miracle is described in 5:1–10. In some languages it may be natural to make it explicit that Jesus did the work on the Sabbath. For example:

I did one miracle on the Sabbath (New Living Translation (2004))

In your translation, avoid implying that Jesus had done only one miracle, or only one miracle on the Sabbath. He was referring back to one specific miracle. In some languages it may be natural to make it clear that Jesus was referring to a specific miracle:

I did ⌊that⌋ one work/miracle

7:21b

and you are all amazed: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as amazed here refers to feeling surprised or shocked (surprised in an unpleasant way). The Jewish people were shocked that Jesus did a healing miracle on the Sabbath.

Here are other ways to translate this clause:

it amazed you (Contemporary English Version)

General Comment on 7:21a–b

In some languages it may be natural to reorder the clauses in 7:21a–b. For example:

21b You are all astonished 21a at that one miracle that I did.
-or-

21b You are all shocked 21a that/when I did that one miracle.

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