⁵⁴ Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue,^(A) and they were amazed.^(B) “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked.

³³ When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.^(A)

²² The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law.^(A)

² When the Sabbath came,^(A) he began to teach in the synagogue,^(B) and many who heard him were amazed.^(C)

“Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing?

¹⁸ The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him,^(A) because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.^(B)

³² They were amazed at his teaching,^(A) because his words had authority.^(B)

⁴⁶ “No one ever spoke the way this man does,”^(A) the guards replied.