Matthew Chapter 7 verse 29 Holy Bible

ASV Matthew 7:29

for he taught them as `one' having authority, and not as their scribes.
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BBE Matthew 7:29

for he was teaching as one having authority, and not as their scribes.
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DARBY Matthew 7:29

for he taught them as having authority, and not as their scribes.
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KJV Matthew 7:29

For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
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WBT Matthew 7:29


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WEB Matthew 7:29

for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.
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YLT Matthew 7:29

for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 29. - For he taught them. Such was his constant habit (η΅ν... διδάσκων). As one having authority, and not as the scribes. Who, indeed, never claimed personal authority. Jewish teachers lean on the fact of their having received that which they expound. They professed]y sink their own personality in that of those of old time, to whom the teaching was first given (Matthew 5:21). To this our Lord's personal claims stand in sharp contrast. The scribes; Revised Version, their scribes, with the manuscripts; i.e. the scribes to which they were accustomed to listen. Whether the reference is primarily to scribes of the nation generally or only to those of the neighbouring district, is hardly material, for these were representatives of the one class. A few authorities add, "and the Pharisees," which may either be derived from Luke 5:30 or be an independent gloss due to the fact that the Pharisees were looked upon as the typical Jewish teachers.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(29) He taught them.--The Greek implies continuity, He was teaching.As one having authority, and not as the scribes.--Some instances have been already pointed out: the "I say unto you," which is contrasted with what had been said "to them of old time"; the assumption that He, the speaker, was the Head of the divine kingdom and the Judge of quick and dead. More striking still is the entire absence of any reference by name to the teaching of other interpreters of the Law. As a rule, the scribe hardly ever gave his exposition without at least beginning by what had been said by Hillel or by Shammai, by Rabbi Joseph or Rabbi Meir, depending almost or altogether upon what had thus been ruled before, as much as an English lawyer depends on his precedents. In contrast with all this, our Lord fills the people with amazement by speaking to them as One who has a direct message from God. It is the prophet, or rather, perhaps, the king, who speaks, and not the scribe.