Matthew 7:29

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Summary

Matthew 7:29

For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

Having

And not

General references

Luke 4:32

Bible References

Having

“For I say to you that unless your righteousness (uprightness, moral essence) is more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

When He entered the temple area, the chief priests and elders of the people came to Him as He was teaching and said, “By what [kind of] authority are You doing these things, and who gave You this authority [to exercise this power]?”

Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority (all power of absolute rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

I 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.

For the word of a king is authoritative and powerful,
And who will say to him, “What are you doing?”

The Lord God has given Me [His Servant] the tongue of disciples [as One who is taught],
That I may know how to sustain the weary with a word.
He awakens Me morning by morning,
He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple [as One who is taught].

The prophet who has a dream may tell his dream; but he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat [for nourishment]?” says the Lord.

But in fact, I am filled with power,
With the Spirit of the Lord,
And with justice and might,
To declare to Jacob his transgression
And to Israel his sin.

for I will give you [skillful] words and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.

Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a Prophet

like me from your countrymen; you shall listen to Him and obey everything He tells you.

But they were not able to successfully withstand and cope with the wisdom and the intelligence [and the power and inspiration] of the Spirit by whom he was speaking.

For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as the division of the soul and spirit [the completeness of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and judging the very thoughts and intentions of the heart.

And not

Then some Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem came to Jesus and said,

saying: “The scribes and Pharisees have seated themselves in Moses’ chair [of authority as teachers of the Law];

So the Pharisees and scribes asked Jesus, “Why do Your disciples not live their lives according to the tradition of the elders, but [instead] eat their bread with [ceremonially] unwashed hands?”

Then Jesus said to them, “Nor am I telling you by what [kind of] authority I do these things.”

General references

and they were surprised [almost overwhelmed] at His teaching, because His message was [given] with authority and power and great ability.