Mark 1:22

The people were amazed at his teaching, for he spoke with authority, unlike the religious teachers.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

21They left for Capernaum, and on the Sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and taught there.

23Suddenly, right there in the synagogue, a man with an evil spirit started shouting out,

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Cross References

Jeremiah 23:29Doesn't my word burn like fire? asks the Lord. Isn't it like a hammer smashing a rock?

Matthew 13:54He went back to his home town and taught in the synagogue there. People were amazed, and asked, “Where does he get his wisdom and miracles from?

Mark 7:3(The Pharisees and all Jews don't eat until they wash their hands, following the tradition of their ancestors.

Luke 21:15for I will give you words of wisdom that your enemies won't be able to dispute or contradict.

Acts 6:10But they weren't able to stand against Stephen's wisdom or the Spirit with which he was speaking.

2 Corinthians 4:2But we have given up secret, shameful acts. We don't behave in deceitful ways and we don't distort the word of God. We demonstrate who we are by revealing the truth before God so everybody can decide in their own minds.

Matthew Henry on Mark 1:15-23

The Opening of Christ's Ministry. 14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. 18 And straightway they forsook their nets,… Read the whole commentary →

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