Matthew 7:28 (WEB)

Passage

When Jesus had finished saying these things, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,

Nearby Context

Matthew 7:26 Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.

Matthew 7:27 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”

Matthew 7:28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,

Matthew 7:29 for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "finished", "saying", "things", "multitudes", "astonished", and "teaching". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "finished", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "The rain came down the floods came..." into verse 29's "for he taught them with authority and...", so "jesus" and "finished" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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