All who heard him were astonished, “for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.” His words were a demonstration of the Spirit of God, and they struck home to the souls of men with divine power. The teaching of the scribes and elders was cold and formal, like a lesson learned by rote. They explained the law as a matter of custom, but no authority from God sanctified their utterances, no holy inspiration stirred their own hearts and those of their hearers. {2SP 176.4}

Alle, som hørte ham, forbavsedes; thi han lærte dem som den, der havde myndighed, og ikke som de skriftkloge. Hans ord ledsagdes af Guds ånds kraft og trængte ind i menneskenes hjerter med guddommelig magt. De ældstes og skriftkloges undervisning var kold og stiv ligesom en lektie, der læres udenad. De (177) forklarede loven efter deres skikke; men Guds kraft levendegjorde ikke deres vidnesbyrd. Ingen hellig ild brændte i deres egne hjerter eller bevægede deres tilhørers.