Matthew 7:28

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	Καὶ Kai	G2532	and · conjunction
pass	ἐγένετο egeneto	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
when	ὅτε hote	G3753	at which (thing) too · conjunction
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
ended	συντελέω synteléō	G4931	to complete entirely
these	τούτους toútous	G5128	these (persons
sayings	λόγους logous	G3056	something said (including the thought) · noun — accusative plural masculine
people	ὄχλοι ochloi	G3793	a throng (as borne along) · noun — nominative plural masculine
astonished	ἐξεπλήσσοντο exeplēssonto	G1605	to strike with astonishment · verb — imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person plural
at	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
his	αὐτοῦ· autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
doctrine	διδαχῇ didachēa	G1322	instruction (the act or the matter) · noun — dative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Luke 4:32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
Mark 1:22 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
Mark 6:2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this m…
John 7:46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.
Luke 4:22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
Matthew 13:53-54 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
Matthew 22:33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.
John 7:15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 7:21–end

We have here the conclusion of this long and excellent sermon, the scope of which is to show the indispensable necessity of obedience to the commands of Christ; this is designed to clench the nail, that it might fix in a sure place: he speaks this to his disciples, that sat at his feet whenever he preached, and followed him wherever he went. Had he sought his own praise among men, he would have said, that was enough; but the religion he came to establish is in power, not in word only (Co1 4:20), and therefore something more is necessary. I. He shows, by a plain remonstrance, that an outward profession of religion, however remarkable, will not bring us to heaven, unless there be a corresponde…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 7:28

And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine--rather, "His teaching," for the reference is to the manner of it quite as much as the matter, or rather more so.

John Gill on Matthew 7:28

And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings,.... Delivered in this, and the two foregoing chapters, concerning true happiness; the duty and usefulness of Gospel ministers; the true sense and meaning of several commandments in the law; concerning alms, prayer, and fasting; concerning the care of worldly things, rash judging, rigid censures, and reproofs; the straitness and narrowness of the way to eternal life, and the largeness and breadth of the way to destruction; concerning false prophets, and the right hearing of the word. The people were astonished at his doctrine; it being something new, and unheard of, what they had not been used to; and coming in the demonstration of the…

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John Calvin on Matthew 7:24–end

Matthew 7:24-29 Matthew 7:24-29 Luke 6:47:49 24. Every one, therefore, who heareth those saying of mine, and doeth them, I will compare him to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock. 25. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and struck against that house, and it did not fall: for it had been founded on a rock. 26. And every one who heareth those saying of mine, and doeth them not, shall be compared to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand. 27. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and struck against that house: and it fell, and the downfall of it was great. 28. And it happened, when Jesus had finished these sayings, that the mult…

The Church Fathers

Or; They measure the efficacy of His power, by the might of His words.
— Hilary of Poitiers ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Mor. xxiii. 13.) Or, Christ spoke with especial power, because He did no evil from weakness, but we who are weak, in our weakness consider by what method in teaching we may best consult for our weak brethren.
— Gregory the Dialogist ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

This ending pertains both to the finishing the words, and the completeness of the doctrines. That it is said that the multitude wondered, either signifies the unbelieving in the crowd, who were astonished because they did not believe the Saviour's words; or is said of them all, in that they reverenced in Him the excellence of so great wisdom.
— Rabanus Maurus ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Commandments · DISCOURSE — DISCOURSE
People, Common · Heard Jesus gladly — Heard Jesus gladly
Power · .His teaching — .His teaching
Power Of Christ, The · Exhibited in: His teaching — Exhibited in: His teaching
Religion · TRUE — TRUE

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 7:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 7:28

John Gill on Matthew 7:28

John Calvin on Matthew 7:24–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 7:21–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 7:28

John Gill on Matthew 7:28

John Calvin on Matthew 7:24–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 7:28-29