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, If your righteousness is not greater than the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never go into the kingdom of heaven.

And when he had come into the Temple, the chief priests and those in authority over the people came to him while he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority?

And Jesus came to them and said, All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

I will give them a prophet from among themselves, like you, and I will put my words in his mouth, and he will say to them whatever I give him orders to say.

The word of a king has authority; and who may say to him, What is this you are doing?

The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are experienced, so that I may be able to give the word a special sense for the feeble: every morning my ear is open to his teaching, like those who are experienced:

If a prophet has a dream, let him give out his dream; and he who has my word, let him give out my word in good faith. What has the dry stem to do with the grain? says the Lord.

But I truly am full of the spirit of the Lord, with power of judging and with strength to make clear to Jacob his wrongdoing and to Israel his sin.

For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.

For Moses said, The Lord will give you a prophet from among your people, like me; you will give ear to everything which he will say to you.

But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.

For the word of God is living and full of power, and is sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through and making a division even of the soul and the spirit, the bones and the muscles, and quick to see the thoughts and purposes of the heart.

And not

Then there came to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,

The scribes and the Pharisees have the authority of Moses;

And the Pharisees and the scribes put the question to him, Why do your disciples not keep the rules of the fathers, but take their bread with unwashed hands?

And Jesus said, And I will not make clear to you by what authority I do these things.

General references

And they were surprised at his teaching, for his word was with authority.