And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
And they were astonished at his teaching: For he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
And they were full of wonder at his teaching, because he gave it as one having authority, and not like the scribes.
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
They were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
And they were astonished at his teaching: for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
As one that had authority - From God, to do what he was doing; and to teach a pure and beneficent system of truth.
And not as the scribes - Who had no such authority, and whose teaching was not accompanied by the power of God to the souls of the people:
1. because the matter of the teaching did not come from God; and
2. because the teachers themselves were not commissioned by the Most High. See the note on Matthew 7:28.
He taught them as one that had authority ... - See the notes at Matthew 7:29.