because he was teaching them like someone with authority and not like their legal experts.
For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
For He was teaching as One Who had [and was] authority, and not as [did] the scribes.
for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.
For he was teaching them as one who has authority, and not like their scribes and Pharisees.