# they asked each other, "What is this? A new teaching with authority? ... and they obey him!"

The people used the two questions to show how amazed they were. The questions can be expressed as exclamations. AT: "they said to each other, 'This is amazing! He gives a new teaching, and he speaks with authority! ... and they obey him!'" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# He even commands

The word "He" refers to Jesus.