Matthew 7:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 7:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 7:29 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 7:29 — KJV
“For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.”
— Matthew 7:29 (KJV)
Matthew 7:29 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 7:29
“And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.”
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“And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?”
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“For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. one: Gr. this man”
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“And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders,”
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“And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand.”
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