Matthew 7:29 (DRB)

Passage

For he was teaching them as one having power, and not as the scribes and Pharisees.

Nearby Context

Matthew 7:27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall thereof.

Matthew 7:28 And it came to pass when Jesus had fully ended these words, the people were in admiration at his doctrine.

Matthew 7:29 For he was teaching them as one having power, and not as the scribes and Pharisees.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "teaching", "having", "power", "scribes", and "pharisees". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "teaching" and "having", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And it came to pass when Jesus...", giving immediate footing for "teaching" and "having". In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "teaching" and "having" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.