Matthew 7:29

The Authority of Jesus

28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,29because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

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Berean Standard Bible
because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
American Standard Version (1901)
for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.
Bible in Basic English
for he was teaching as one having authority, and not as their scribes.
Douay-Rheims 1899
For he was teaching them as one having power, and not as the scribes and Pharisees.
Free Bible Version
for he taught like someone with authority, and not like their religious teachers.
Geneva Bible 1599
For he taught them as one hauing authoritie, and not as the Scribes.
King James (Authorized) Version
For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
One Unity Resource Bible
for he taught them with authority, and not like the Torah-Teachers.
Translation for Translators
The reason they were amazed was that he was teaching as a person does who has authority. He was not teaching like the men who taught the Jewish laws, who just repeated what other people had taught them.
Unlocked Literal Bible
for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
Noah Webster Bible
For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
World English Bible
for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.
Young's Literal Translation
for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.