Lukas 4:32

4:32 They ¹  were amazed ²  at his teaching, because he spoke ³  with authority. ⁴ 

Matius 7:29

7:29 because he taught them like one who had authority, ⁵  not like their experts in the law. ⁶ 

Matius 10:1

Sending Out the Twelve Apostles

10:1 Jesus ⁷  called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits ⁸  so they could cast them out and heal every kind of disease and sickness. ⁹ 

[4:32]  ¹ tn Grk “And they.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[4:32]  ² sn They were amazed. The astonishment shown here is like that in Luke 2:48.

[4:32]  ³ tn Grk “because his word was.”

[4:32]  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.

[7:29]  ⁵ sn Jesus’ teaching impressed the hearers with the directness of its claim; he taught 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.

[7:29]  ⁶ tn Or “their scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[10:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “And he.”

[10:1]  ⁸ sn Unclean spirits refers to evil spirits.

[10:1]  ⁹ tn Grk “and every [kind of] sickness.” Here “every” was not repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons.