King James Version

Matthew 7:29

For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of them” (αὐτῶν.) after scribes here.

ἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.γὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.Forδιδάσκωνdidaskōnhe taughtδιδάσκω (didaskō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he taught”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1321I teach, direct, admonish.he taughtαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asἐξουσίανexousianauthorityἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “authority”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “authority”.authorityἔχωνechōnto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐχouchnotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γραμματεῖςgrammateisscribesγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “scribes”, the subject formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.the scribesαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

for he taught them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

Young’s Literal Translation

for he was teaching them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

World English Bible

for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.

Darby Translation

for he taught them as having authority, and not as their scribes.

Douay-Rheims

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

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