New American Standard Bible 1995
Matthew 7:29
29for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.
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, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell--and great was its fall.” 28When Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.
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ἦν γὰρ διδάσκων αὐτοὺς ὡς ἐξουσίαν ἔχων καὶ οὐχ ὡς οἱ γραμματεῖς αὐτῶν.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 7:29
- Matthew 5:20“For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
- Matthew 21:23When He entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority?”
- Matthew 28:18And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
- Deuteronomy 18:18I will raise up a prophet from among their countrymen like you, and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him.
- Ecclesiastes 8:4Since the word of the king is authoritative, who will say to him, “What are you doing?”
- Isaiah 50:4The Lord God has given Me the tongue of disciples, That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
- Jeremiah 23:28The prophet who has a dream may relate his dream, but let him who has My word speak My word in truth. What does straw have in common with grain?” declares the Lord.
- Micah 3:8On the other hand I am filled with power-- With the Spirit of the Lord-- And with justice and courage To make known to Jacob his rebellious act, Even to Israel his sin.
- Luke 21:15for I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.
- Acts 3:22Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brethren; to Him you shall give heed to everything He says to you.
- Acts 6:10But they were unable to cope with the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.
- Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Matthew 15:1Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,
- Matthew 23:2saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses;
- Mark 7:5The Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?”
- Luke 20:8And Jesus said to them, “Nor 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
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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
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