Luke 4:32

4:32 They ¹  were amazed ²  at his teaching, because he spoke ³  with authority. ⁴ 

Luke 9:43

9:43 Then ⁵  they were all astonished at the mighty power ⁶  of God.

Another Prediction of Jesus’ Suffering

But while the entire crowd ⁷  was amazed at everything Jesus ⁸  was doing, he said to his disciples,

¹ tn Grk “And they.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² sn They were amazed. The astonishment shown here is like that in Luke 2:48.

³ tn Grk “because his word was.”

⁴ sn Jesus’ teaching impressed the hearers with the directness of its claim (with authority). A study of Jewish rabbinic interpretation shows that it was typical to cite a list of authorities to make one’s point. Apparently Jesus addressed the issues in terms of his own understanding.

⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the response at the conclusion of the account.

⁶ sn The revelation of the mighty power of God was the manifestation of God’s power shown through Jesus. See Acts 10:38.

⁷ tn Grk “all”; the referent (the crowd) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tc Most mss, especially the later ones (A C W Θ Ψ 0115 ˹³ 33 892 Ï al), actually supply ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς (Jo Ihsous, “Jesus”) here. Since the earliest and best witnesses, along with many others (Ì⁷⁵ א B D L Ξ Ë¹ 579 700 1241 2542 pc lat), lack the name, and since scribes were unlikely to intentionally omit it, the shorter reading is preferred as the original reading.