Luk 4:32 | NET2full | STEP | They were amazed at his teaching because he spoke with authority .

‏ Luke 4:32

32 They ^{▼▼tn Grk “And they.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.} were amazed ^{▼▼sn They were amazed. The astonishment shown here is like that in Luke 2:48.} at his teaching because he spoke ^{▼▼tn Grk “because his word was.”} with authority. ^{▼▼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.}