The officers answered, “Never has anyone spoken like this man.”
They were all speaking well of him and were amazed at the gracious words coming out of his mouth. They said, “Is this not Joseph's son?”
They were astonished at his teaching, because his message was spoken with authority.
And behold, he is speaking openly, and they are saying nothing to him. Could it be that the rulers indeed know that this is truly the Christ?
The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about him, so the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to arrest him.