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You Have Learned How It Was Said to our Ancestors; But I Say to You...
Jesus explains to His listeners in a way so different from that of the usual religious leaders of Israel. He speaks from personal authority, i.e., in the first person singular. This should have shocked the people, and especially their traditional hierarchy. Jesus taught with authority, unlike their rabbis, the Pharisees, and the Scribes. Jesus backed up his claims to truth with prodigious miracles. That gave them a strong motive for credibility. This should have gotten them to think more deeply about Jesus. Who is he? Or even, what is he?
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