32And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
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And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: …
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. …
These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 31-44)When Christ was expelled Nazareth, he came to Capernaum, another city of Galilee. The account we have in these verses of his preaching and miracles there we had before, Mark 1:21 Observe, I. His preaching: He taught them on the sabbath days , Luke 4:31. In hearing the word preached, as an ordinance of God, we worship God , and it is a proper work for sabbath days . Christ’s preaching much affected…
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