Matthew 7:28 (YLT)

Passage

And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,

Nearby Context

Matthew 7:26 `And every one who is hearing of me these words, and is not doing them, shall be likened to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;

Matthew 7:27 and the rain did descend, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.'

Matthew 7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,

Matthew 7:29 for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "and the rain did descend and the..." into verse 29's "for he was teaching them as having...", so "came" and "pass" 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 "came" and "pass" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.