Mark 1:22

Mark 1:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
• New International Version (NIV)The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

Context of Mark 1:22

20He immediately called them, and they left their father Zebedee and the hired men in the boat and followed Jesus. 21Then they went to Capernaum. On the next day of rest—a holy day, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. The people were amazed at his teachings. Unlike their experts in Moses’ Teachings, he taught them with authority. 23At that time there was a man in the synagogue who was controlled by an evil spirit. He shouted, 24“What do you want with us, Jesus from Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”

Mark 1:22 word by word

καὶ ἐξεπλήσσοντο ἐπὶ τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ· ἦν γὰρ διδάσκων αὐτοὺς ὡς ἐξουσίαν ἔχων καὶ οὐχ ὡς οἱ γραμματεῖς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they were astonishedἐκπλήσσωekplēssō · be astonishedG1605
• atἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• doctrineὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• doctrineδιδαχήdidachē · teachingG1322
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• heεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• taughtδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• one that hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• authorityἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• notοὐou · noG3756
• the scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122

Cross-references for Mark 1:22

• Jeremiah 23:29“Isn’t my word like fire or like a hammer that shatters a rock?” asks the Lord.
• Matthew 7:28When Jesus finished this speech, the crowds were amazed at his teachings.
• Matthew 13:54Jesus went to his hometown and taught the people in the synagogue in a way that amazed them. People were asking, “Where did this man get this wisdom and the power to do these miracles?
• Luke 4:32The people were amazed at his teachings because he spoke with authority.
• Luke 21:15I will give you words and wisdom that none of your enemies will be able to oppose or prove wrong.
• John 7:46The temple guards answered, “No human has ever spoken like this man.”
• Acts 6:10They couldn’t argue with Stephen because he spoke with the wisdom that the Spirit had given him.
• Acts 9:21Everyone who heard him was amazed. They asked, “Isn’t this the man who destroyed those who worshiped the one named Jesus in Jerusalem? Didn’t he come here to take these worshipers as prisoners to the chief priests ⌞in Jerusalem⌟?”
• 2 Corinthians 4:2Instead, we have refused to use secret and shameful ways. We don’t use tricks, and we don’t distort God’s word. As God watches, we clearly reveal the truth to everyone. This is our ⌞letter of⌟ recommendation.
• Hebrews 4:12God’s word is living and active. It is sharper than any two-edged sword and cuts as deep as the place where soul and spirit meet, the place where joints and marrow meet. God’s word judges a person’s thoughts and intentions.
• Mark 7:3(The Pharisees, like all other Jewish people, don’t eat unless they have properly washed their hands. They follow the traditions of their ancestors.
• Matthew 23:16“How horrible it will be for you, you blind guides! You say, ‘To swear an oath by the temple doesn’t mean a thing. But to swear an oath by the gold in the temple means a person must keep his oath.’

Commentaries on Mark 1:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22As 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: 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21-28Verses 21-28 See also Luke 4:31-37. Mark 1:21 And they went into Capernaum - For the situation of Capernaum see the notes at Matthew 4:13. Straightway - Immediately. On the following Sabbath. The synagogue - See the notes at Matthew 4:23. And taught - In the synagogue, the presiding elder, after reading the Scriptures, invited anyone who chose to address the people, Acts 13:15. Though our Saviour was not a “priest” of the Levitical order or an “officer”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-22Verses 14-22 Jesus began to preach in Galilee, after that John was put in prison. If some be laid aside, others shall be raised up, to carry on the same work. Observe the great truths Christ preached. By repentance we give glory to our Creator whom we have offended; by faith we give glory to our Redeemer who came to save us from our sins. Christ has joined these two together, and let no man think to put them asunder. Christ puts honour upon those who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22The teachers of religious law were professional scribes (scholars who taught, copied, and interpreted Jewish law for the people). They were primarily associated with the Pharisees. The authority of the scribes came from quoting other scribes (compare Matthew 5:21–48). When Jesus taught, the people were amazed because he spoke and acted with real authority (see Mark 1:27; 5:20; 6:2; 7:37; 10:24–32; 11:18; 15:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. And they were astonished at his doctrine--or "teaching"--referring quite as much to the manner as the matter of it. for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes--See on Mt 7:28, 29.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Mark 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings