15And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?
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And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: …
And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-36)Here is, I. Christ’s public preaching in the temple (John 7:14): He went up into the temple, and taught , according to his custom when he was at Jerusalem. His business was to preach the gospel of the kingdom, and he did it in every place of concourse. His sermon is not recorded, because, probably, it was to the same purport with the sermons he had preached in Galilee, which were recorded by the o…
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