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Matthew 7:29

Jesus Christ

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
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BSB
because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
KJV
For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
WEB
for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.
ASV
for he taught them as [one] having authority, and not as their scribes.
DARBY
for he taught them as having authority, and not as their scribes.
BLB
For He was teaching them as One having authority, and not as their scribes.
ÅB
For han underviste dem som en som hadde myndighet; ikke som de skriftlærde.
OTB
for han lærte dem som en som hadde myndighet, og ikke som deres skriftlærde.
B1930
for han lærte dem som en som hadde myndighet, og ikke som deres skriftlærde.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Hebrews 4:12–13

    For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

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  • Isaiah 50:4

    The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

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  • Luke 20:8

    And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

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  • Luke 20:46–47

    Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;

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  • Deuteronomy 18:18–19

    I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

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  • Matthew 5:20

    For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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  • Acts 6:10

    And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

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  • Matthew 21:23–27

    And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

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