Matthew 7:29

The Passion Translation

because his words carried such great authority, quite unlike the religious scholars.

Cross References

Isaiah 50:4

The Lord Yahweh has equipped me with the anointed, skillful tongue of a teacher — to know how to speak a timely word to the weary. Morning by morning, he awakens my heart. He opens my ears to hear his voice, to be trained to teach.

Matthew 28:18

Then Jesus came close to them and said, “All authority of the universe has been given to me.

Matthew 5:20

For I tell you, unless your lives are more pure and full of integrity than the religious scholars and the Pharisees, you will never enter heaven’s kingdom.”

Matthew 5:28

However, I say to you, if you look with lust in your eyes at a woman who is not your wife, you’ve already committed adultery in your heart.

Matthew 5:32

However, I say to you, if anyone divorces his wife for any reason, except for infidelity, he causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”

Matthew 5:44

However, I say to you, love your enemy, bless the one who curses you, do something wonderful for the one who hates you, and respond to the very ones who persecute you by praying for them.

Matthew 7:28

By the time Jesus finished speaking, the crowds were awestruck by his teaching,

Matthew 8:1

After he came down from teaching on the hillside, massive crowds began following him.

Luke 20:8

Jesus said, “Then neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

Acts 6:10

But the Holy Spirit gave Stephen remarkable wisdom to answer them. His words were prompted by the Holy Spirit, and they could not refute what he said.