Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Mark 6:2

"And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? and, What is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and [what mean] such mighty works wrought by his hands?" — Mark 6:2 (ASV)

On the Sabbath, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach . This probably was the first time his fellow townsmen had actually heard Jesus teach, and many of them were amazed. But with some of them, there was an undercurrent of doubt as they wondered about the source of his teaching and his miracles. They were either from God or from Satan. Which?