SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:22
Y se admiraban de su doctrina; porque les enseaba como quien tiene potestad, y no como los escribas.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Mark 1:22
Verse 22. As 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: 1.
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 Matt. vii. 28.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 22. And they were astonished at his doctrine , etc..] The nature and importance of it, it being what they had not been used to hear; only at best the doctrine of the law, and sometimes only the traditions of the elders, or an allegorical and traditional sense of the Scriptures, and things very trifling and unedifying: and also they were amazed at the manner of his preaching, which was with so much gracefulness, gravity, and majesty, and was attended with so much evidence and power: for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the Scribes ; or their Scribes, as the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions read. He did not go about to establish what he said by the authority of the Rabbins, as the Scribes did; saying, Hillell says so, or Shammai says thus, or such a doctor says thus and thus; but he spoke as from himself, as one sent of God, that had an authority from him, and was independent of man; and this was what they had not observed in others, and wonder at it; (See Gill on Matthew 7:28-29) Ver. 23. And there was in their synagogue , etc..] In the synagogue of the Capernaites, at the same time that Jesus was teaching there, a man with an unclean spirit : not with an unclean heart, for there were doubtless many such there, but that had a devil; for in ( Luke 4:33), it is said, he had a spirit of an unclean devil: so called, because he is impure in himself, and the cause of uncleanness in men, in which he delights: and such spirits sometimes are where religious persons meet, but with no good design; either to disturb the preacher, or to divert the hearer, that the word may be unfruitful and unprofitable: and he cried out : either the man, or rather the unclean spirit in him, who had possessed his body, and made use of the organs of it: he cried out through dread of the majesty of Christ, whose presence he could not bear; and through grief and envy at the success of his ministration, and the influence it had upon the minds of men; and through fear of being dispossessed of the man, in whom he was.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 14-22 - Jesus began to preach in Galilee, after that John was put in prison. I some be laid aside, others shall be raised up, to carry on the sam work. Observe the great truths Christ preached. By repentance we giv 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 thes two together, and let no man think to put them asunder. Christ put honour upon those who, though mean in this world, are diligent in their business and kind to one another. Industry and unity are good an pleasant, and the Lord Jesus commands a blessing on them. Those who Christ calls, must leave all to follow him; and by his grace he make them willing to do so. Not that we must needs go out of the world, but we must sit loose to the world; forsake every thing that is against ou duty to Christ, and that cannot be kept without hurt to our souls Jesus strictly kept the sabbath day, by applying himself unto, an abounding in the sabbath work, in order to which the sabbath rest wa appointed. There is much in the doctrine of Christ that is astonishing and the more we hear it, the more cause we see to admire it.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ εξεπλησσοντο 1605 5712 V-IPI-3P επι 1909 PREP τη 3588 T-DSF διδαχη 1322 N-DSF αυτου 846 P-GSM ην 2258 5713 V-IXI-3S γαρ 1063 CONJ διδασκων 1321 5723 V-PAP-NSM αυτους 846 P-APM ως 5613 ADV εξουσιαν 1849 N-ASF εχων 2192 5723 V-PAP-NSM και 2532 CONJ ουχ 3756 PRT-N ως 5613 ADV οι 3588 T-NPM γραμματεις 1122 N-NPM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
22. He taught (hn didaskwn). The finite verb with the participle denoting something continuous: was teaching.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
1:22 {They were astonished} (exeplessonto). Pictorial imperfect as in #Lu 4:32 describing the amazement of the audience, "meaning strictly to strike a person out of his senses by some strong feeling, such as fear, wonder, or even joy" (Gould). {And not as their scribes} (kai ouc hws hoi grammateis). #Lu 4:32 has only "with authority" (en exousiai). Mark has it "as having authority" (hws ecwn exousian). He struck a note not found by the rabbi. They quoted other rabbis and felt their function to be expounders of the traditions which they made a millstone around the necks of the people. By so doing they set aside the word and will of God by their traditions and petty legalism (#Mr 7:9,13). They were casuists and made false interpretations to prove their meticulous points of external etiquette to the utter neglect of the spiritual reality. The people noticed at once that here was a personality who got his power (authority) direct from God, not from the current scribes. "Mark omits much, and is in many ways a meagre Gospel, but it makes a distinctive contribution to the evangelic history _in showing by a few realistic touches_ ( this one of them) _the remarkable personality of Jesus_" (Bruce). See on #Mt 7:29 for the like impression made by the Sermon on the Mount where the same language occurs. The chief controversy in Christ's life was with these scribes, the professional teachers of the oral law and mainly Pharisees. At once the people see that Jesus stands apart from the old group. He made a sensation in the best sense of that word. There was a buzz of excitement at the new teacher that was increased by the miracle that followed the sermon.
