36And 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.
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And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. …
And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. …
And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
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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