^4:36They¹²⁰ were all amazed and began to say¹²¹ to one another, “What’s happening here?¹²² For with authority and power¹²³ he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

Read in Logos

Footnotes

120 Grk “And they.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
121 This imperfect verb has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.
122 Grk “What is this word?” The Greek term λόγος (logos) has a wide range of meaning. Here it seems to mean, “What is this matter?” More idiomatically it would be, “What’s going on here?!”
123 The phrase with authority and power is in an emphatic position in the Greek text. Once again the authority of Jesus is the point, but now it is not just his teaching that is emphasized, but his ministry. Jesus combined word and deed into a powerful testimony in Capernaum.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

All the people were amazed and said to each other, “What words these are! With authority and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Amazement came over them all, and they were saying to one another, “What is this message? For he commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!”

NLTNew Living Translation

Amazed, the people exclaimed, “What authority and power this man’s words possess! Even evil spirits obey him, and they flee at his command!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And amazement came upon them all, and they began to talk with one another, saying, “What word is this? For he commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!”

KJV 1900King James Version

And 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.

Public Domain