Luke 4:32

They ¹  were amazed ²  at his teaching, because he spoke ³  with authority. ⁴ 

Jer 23:28,29; Mt 7:28,29; Mr 1:22; Lu 4:36; Joh 6:63; 1Co 2:4,5; 1Co 14:24,25; 2Co 4:2; 2Co 10:4,5; 1Th 1:5; Tit 2:15; Heb 4:12,13

¹ tn Grk “And they.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² sn They were amazed. The astonishment shown here is like that in Luke 2:48.

³ tn Grk “because his word was.”

⁴ sn Jesus’ teaching impressed the hearers with the directness of its claim (with authority). A study of Jewish rabbinic interpretation shows that it was typical to cite a list of authorities to make one’s point. Apparently Jesus addressed the issues in terms of his own understanding.