Matthew 7:28 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 7:28

When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching:

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

For as the God and Lord of Moses himself, He of His own free will either added such things as seemed omitted in the Law, or even changed some; as above we read, It was said by them of old... But I say unto you. But the Scribes only taught the people what was written in Moses and the Prophets.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 27, 28) Whoever built his house on sand: and the rain descended, and the rivers came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell: and great was the fall thereof. And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, that the multitudes were astonished at his doctrine. The foundation which the Apostle, the architect, laid (I Cor. 3), is one, our Lord Jesus Christ. Upon this stable and firm foundation, and by itself a strong structure founded on massive support, is built the Church of Christ.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The people were astonished - Οι οχλοι, the multitudes; for vast crowds attended the ministry of this most popular and faithful of all preachers. They were astonished at his doctrine. They heard the law defined in such a manner as they had never thought of before; and this sacred system of morality urged home on their consciences with such clearness and authority as they had never felt under the teaching of their scribes and Pharisees. Here is the grand difference between the teaching of scribes and Pharisees, the self-created or men-made ministers, and those whom God sends.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
ἐγένετο	egeneto	it came to pass	G1096 →
ὅτε	hote	when	G3753 →
ἐτέλεσεν	etelesen	finished	G5055 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
τοὺς	tous	<the>	G3588 →
λόγους	logous	words	G3056 →
τούτους,	toutous	these,	G3778 →
ἐξεπλήσσοντο	exeplēssonto	were astonished	G1605 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
ὄχλοι	ochloi	crowds	G3793 →
ἐπὶ	epi	at	G1909 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
διδαχῇ	didachēa	teaching	G1322 →
αὐτοῦ·	autou	of Him;	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Mark 1:22
The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.
leads to
- Matthew 7:28–29
  When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 13:54
  Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
Through
Mark 6:2
When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been…
leads to
- John 6:42
  They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 7:15
  The Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?”
Through
Luke 4:22
All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
leads to
- Acts 6:10
  but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 13:54–56
  Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
- Psalms 45:2
  You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.
Through
Luke 4:32
They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority.
leads to
- Luke 4:36
  All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

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06About Matthew

Where the connections lead

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Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Matthew