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They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
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Authority from God, Not Rabbis
Commentators unanimously highlight the stark contrast in teaching styles. The scribes and rabbis built their arguments by quoting previous authorities ('Rabbi so-and-so says...'). Jesus, however, spoke with inherent authority ('Verily, I say unto you'). Scholars explain the crowd was astonished because His authority came directly from God, not from citing human traditions.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He taught them as one that had authority, and so on. See Barnes on Matthew 7:29.
They were astonished (εξεπλησσοντο). Pictorial imperfect as in Lu 4:32 describing the amazement of the audience, "meaning strictly…
19th Century
Anglican
And they were astonished.—The verbal agreement with Matthew 7:28 (see the note on that verse) suggests that St. Mark had …
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Baptist
He did not do as the scribes did, who made a great parade of learning by quoting this Rabbi and the other, but Jesus said, "Verily, verily, I s…
While we are not told what Jesus said in the synagogue, the congregation reacted with amazement to his message. Jesus did not have to quote the aut…
16th Century
Protestant
This demoniac was probably one of that multitude mentioned a little earlier in Matthew 4:24. Yet the narrative of Mark and Luke is not superfluous,…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they were astonished at his doctrine The nature and importance of it, it being what they had not been used to he…
Jesus began to preach in Galilee after John was put in prison. If some are laid aside, others will be raised up to carry on the same work. Observe …
