Parallel Verses

An Understandable Version

They were amazed at His teaching for He taught them as one who had [real] authority, and not as the experts in the law of Moses.

New American Standard Bible

They were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

King James Version

And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

Holman Bible

They were astonished at His teaching because, unlike the scribes, He was teaching them as one having authority.

International Standard Version

The people were utterly amazed at his teaching, because he was teaching them like one with authority, and not like their scribes.

A Conservative Version

And they were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scholars.

American Standard Version

And they were astonished at his teaching: For he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

Amplified

They were completely amazed at His teaching; because He was teaching them as one having [God-given] authority, and not as the scribes.

Anderson New Testament

And they were astonished at his teaching; for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

Bible in Basic English

And they were full of wonder at his teaching, because he gave it as one having authority, and not like the scribes.

Common New Testament

And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

Daniel Mace New Testament

and they were astonished at his manner of preaching: for he spoke with an air of authority, and not as the Scribes.

Darby Translation

And they were astonished at his doctrine, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

Godbey New Testament

And they were astonished at His teaching; for Ile was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

Goodspeed New Testament

And they were amazed at his teaching, for he taught them like one who had authority, and not like the scribes.

John Wesley New Testament

And they were astonished at his teaching; for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

Julia Smith Translation

And they were struck with amazement at his teaching; for he was teaching them as having power, and not as the scribes?

King James 2000

And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And they were amazed at his teaching, because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like the scribes.

Modern King James verseion

And they were astonished at His doctrine. For He taught them as one who had authority, and not like the scribes.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And they marveled at his learning. For he taught them as one that had power with him, and not as the scribes did.

Moffatt New Testament

and people were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them like an authority, not like the scribes.

Montgomery New Testament

They were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them with authority, not like the Scribes.

NET Bible

The people there were amazed by his teaching, because he taught them like one who had authority, not like the experts in the law.

New Heart English Bible

And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

Noyes New Testament

And they were astonished at his teaching; for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

Sawyer New Testament

And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

The Emphasized Bible

and they were being struck with astonishment at his teaching, - for he was teaching them as one having authority, and, not as the Scribes.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And they were struck with astonishment at his doctrine; for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

Twentieth Century New Testament

The people were amazed at his teaching, for he taught them like one who had authority, and not like the Teachers of the Law.

Webster

And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

Weymouth New Testament

The people listened with amazement to His teaching--for there was authority about it: it was very different from that of the Scribes--

Williams New Testament

And they were dumbfounded at His teaching, for He was teaching them like one who had authority to teach, and not like the scribes.

World English Bible

They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

Worrell New Testament

And they were astonished at His teaching; for He was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

Worsley New Testament

for He taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

Youngs Literal Translation

and they were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἐκπλήσσω 
Ekplesso 
Usage: 13

at
ἐπί 
Epi 
on, in, upon, unto, to,
Usage: 644

his

Usage: 0

διδαχή 
Didache 
Usage: 25

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

he
ἦν 
En 
was, were, had been, had, taught , stood , , vr was
Usage: 410

διδάσκω 
Didasko 
Usage: 82


Usage: 0

as
ὡς 
Hos 
ὡς 
Hos 
as, when, how, as it were, about,
as, when, how, as it were, about,
Usage: 417
Usage: 417

ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

ἐξουσία 
Exousia 
Usage: 79

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

References

American

Fausets

Context Readings

A Man With An Unclean Spirit Healed

21 So, they went to Capernaum [Note: This was a city in Galilee that later became Jesus' headquarters while in Galilee. See verse 22 They were amazed at His teaching for He taught them as one who had [real] authority, and not as the experts in the law of Moses. 23 And just then there appeared in the synagogue a man dominated by an evil spirit. He shouted out,

Cross References

Matthew 7:28-29

And so it happened when Jesus had finished [speaking] these words, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,

Matthew 13:54

And when He came to His home town [i.e., Nazareth], Jesus taught people in their synagogues to their amazement. They said, "Where did this man get [such] wisdom and [the ability to perform] these supernatural deeds?

Matthew 23:16-24

"It is too bad for you blind leaders who say that whoever takes an oath 'by the Temple,' it does not [really] mean anything, but whoever takes an oath 'by the gold of the Temple,' he is obligated to [fulfill] the oath.

Mark 7:3-13

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews would not eat anything unless they first scrubbed their hands [i.e., up to the wrists] in accordance with the [long-established] tradition of the Jewish elders).

Luke 4:32

They were amazed at His teaching for He spoke with authority.

Luke 21:15

for I will give you a mouth [i.e., the ability to speak properly] and wisdom [i.e., the knowledge of what to say], which none of your opponents will be able to resist or speak against.

John 7:46

The guards answered, "No one has ever spoken like this man."

Acts 6:10

But they could not stand up to the wisdom and [power of] the Holy Spirit by which Stephen spoke.

Acts 9:21-22

And everyone who heard him was amazed and exclaimed, "Is this not the man who tried to destroy all the people who called on [Jesus'] name in Jerusalem and has now come here [to Damascus] for the purpose of arresting them and bringing them before the leading priests?"

2 Corinthians 4:2

Instead, we have renounced [the practice of] secret, disgraceful behavior. We do not practice deception, nor resort to distorting God's message. But, by making known the truth [i.e., the true message], we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the presence of God.

Hebrews 4:12-13

For God's word is alive and active and sharper than any double-edged sword. It penetrates [deep enough] even to divide [a person's] soul [from his] spirit, and his joints [from his] bone marrow [Note: This is figurative language describing the penetrating effect of God's word into a person's spiritual, inner being] and is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of a person's heart.

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