Matthew 7:28

Matthew 7:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
• New International Version (NIV)When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching,

Context of Matthew 7:28

26Other people listen to my message but they do not obey it. Those people are like a fool who built his house on sand. 27Then a storm came with a lot of rain and wind. The rivers rose up high. Strong winds blew hard against the house. That house fell down. The storm destroyed it completely.’ Jesus finished speaking. The crowds of people were very surprised at the things that he taught them. 29When Jesus taught them, he showed that he had authority. That was not like the way that the teachers of God's Law taught people.

Matthew 7:28 word by word

Καὶ ἐγένετο ὅτε ἐτέλεσεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τοὺς λόγους τούτους, ἐξεπλήσσοντο οἱ ὄχλοι ἐπὶ τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• it came to passγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• had endedσυντελέωsunteleō · to completeG4931
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• sayingsλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• were astonishedἐκπλήσσωekplēssō · be astonishedG1605
• atἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• doctrineδιδαχήdidachē · teachingG1322

Cross-references for Matthew 7:28

• Matthew 13:54Jesus returned to his own town. He taught the Jewish people in their meeting room there. The people were very surprised about the things that he taught them. They said to each other, ‘We do not know how this man learned all these things. And we do not know how he does all these powerful things.
• Psalms 45:2You are the most handsome man that there is. You speak kind words in a beautiful way. And so God will continue to bless you for ever.
• Mark 1:22The people were very surprised at the things that Jesus taught them. When he taught them, he showed his authority. That was not like the way that the teachers of God's Law taught people.
• Mark 6:2When it was the Jewish day of rest, Jesus went to their meeting place. He began to teach the people who were there. Many of them were surprised about the things that he was saying to them. They said to each other, ‘How did this man learn all these things? How did he become so wise? How does he do all these powerful things?
• Luke 4:22Everyone was talking about Jesus. They were surprised at the good way in which he spoke. They said to each other, ‘We know that he is only Joseph's son.’
• Luke 19:48But all the people were listening to him very carefully. They wanted to hear everything that he was saying. So those leaders did not know how they could kill him.
• John 7:15The Jewish leaders were very surprised. They asked, ‘How does this man know so much? He has not learned in our schools.’

Commentaries on Matthew 7:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28The people were astonished - , the multitudes; for vast crowds attended the ministry of this most popular and faithful of all preachers. They were astonished at his doctrine. They heard the law defined in such a manner as they had never thought of before; and this sacred system of morality urged home on their consciences with such clearness and authority as they had never felt under the teaching of their scribes and Pharisees. Here is the grand difference…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28His doctrine - His teaching. As one having authority, and not as the scribes - The scribes were the learned people and teachers of the Jewish nation, and were principally Pharisees. They taught chiefly the sentiments of their Rabbis, and the traditions which had been delivered; they consumed much of their time in useless disputes and “vain jangling.” Jesus was open, plain, grave, useful, delivering truth as “became” the oracles of God; not spending his…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. 2828. And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine--rather, "His teaching," for the reference is to the manner of it quite as much as the matter, or rather more so.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 7:28

• Commandments
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• People, Common
• Power
• Religion

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• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
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• Judge
• Measure
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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