Matthew 7:29

Matthew 7:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
• New International Version (NIV)because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

Context of Matthew 7:29

27The rain fell, the rivers rose, the winds blew and pounded that house, and it collapsed. It collapsed with a great crash.” 28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, because he was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like their scribes.

Matthew 7:29 word by word

ἦν γὰρ διδάσκων αὐτοὺς ὡς ἐξουσίαν ἔχων καὶ οὐχ ὡς οἱ γραμματεῖς αὐτῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• heεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• taughtδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• havingἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• authorityἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• notοὐou · noG3756
• the scribesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122

Cross-references for Matthew 7:29

• Matthew 5:20For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 21:23When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority?”
• Matthew 28:18Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
• Deuteronomy 18:18I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.
• Ecclesiastes 8:4For the king’s word is authoritative, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
• Isaiah 50:4The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are instructed to know how to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens me each morning; he awakens my ear to listen like those being instructed.
• Jeremiah 23:28The prophet who has only a dream should recount the dream, but the one who has my word should speak my word truthfully, for what is straw compared to grain?” — this is the Lord’s declaration.
• Micah 3:8As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the Lord, with justice and courage, to proclaim to Jacob his rebellion and to Israel his sin.
• Luke 21:15for I will give you such words and a wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
• Acts 3:22Moses said: The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to everything he tells you.
• Acts 6:10But they were unable to stand up against his wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking.
• Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
• Matthew 15:1Then Jesus was approached by Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem, who asked,
• Matthew 23:2“The scribes and the Pharisees are seated in the chair of Moses.
• Mark 7:5So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders, instead of eating bread with ceremonially unclean hands?”
• Luke 20:8And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

Commentaries on Matthew 7:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Having authority - They felt a commanding power and authority in his word, i.e. his doctrine. His statements were perspicuous; his exhortations persuasive; his doctrine sound and rational; and his arguments irresistible. These they never felt in the trifling teachings of their most celebrated doctors, who consumed their own time, and that of their disciples and hearers, with frivolous cases of conscience, ridiculous distinctions, and puerile splittings of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-29Verses 21-29 Christ here shows that it will not be enough to own him for our Master, only in word and tongue. It is necessary to our happiness that we believe in Christ, that we repent of sin, that we live a holy life, that we love one another. This is his will, even our sanctification. Let us take heed of resting in outward privileges and doings, lest we deceive ourselves, and perish eternally, as multitudes do, with a lie in our right hand. Let every…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-29At first, Jesus began teaching only his disciples (Matthew 5:1). But large crowds soon followed him up the mountainside. The teachers of religious law based their authority on Scripture they quoted or on the traditions of earlier scholars. In contrast, Jesus taught with direct authority. He did quote Scripture in the Sermon on the Mount. Yet his words carried the weight of his own authority as the Messiah (God’s chosen one).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. For he taught them as one having authority--The word "one," which our translators have here inserted, only weakens the statement. and not as the scribes--The consciousness of divine authority, as Lawgiver, Expounder and Judge, so beamed through His teaching, that the scribes' teaching could not but appear drivelling in such a light.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 7:29

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Commentaries on Matthew 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings