Matthew 7:29

Jesus taught with personal authority, unlike the scribes who relied on tradition. His teaching pointed to his unique identity and right to command.

Cross-references · 21

• Heb 4:12–13For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
• Luke 20:8And Jesus replied, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
• Mark 7:5–13So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”
• Isa 50:4The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
• Deut 18:18–19I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.
• Acts 6:10but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
• Matt 28:18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
• Mic 3:8As for me, however, I am filled with power by the Spirit of the LORD, with justice and courage, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.
• Matt 5:32But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
• Matt 21:23–27When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
• Matt 23:2–6“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
• Matt 5:28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
• Jer 23:28–29Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.
• Matt 5:44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
• Matt 23:15–24Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
• Matt 15:1–9Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
• Acts 3:22–23For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.
• Matt 5:20For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
• Eccl 8:4For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
• Luke 21:15For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
• Luke 20:46–47“Beware of the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, and they love the greetings in the marketplaces, the chief seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.

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