Matthew 7:29

“For he taught them, as one having authority, etc.] This does not so much respect the subject matter of his ministry, the gravity, weight, and solidity of his doctrine; which, to be sure, was greatly different from that of the Scribes, which chiefly lay in proposing and handling things trivial, and of no moment; such as the rituals of the law, the traditions of the elders, or washing of the hands and cups, etc. nor merely the manner of his delivery, which was with great affection, ardour, and fervency of spirit, with much liberty and utterance of speech, and with wonderful perspicuity and majesty; in which also he differed from the Scribes, who taught in a cold and lifeless manner, without…”

“For he taught them as one having authority--The word "one," which our translators have here inserted, only weakens the statement. and not as the scribes--The consciousness of divine authority, as Lawgiver, Expounder and Judge, so beamed through His teaching, that the scribes teaching could not but appear drivelling in such a light. Next: Matthew Chapter 8”

“His doctrine - His teaching. As one having authority, and not as the scribes - The scribes were the learned people and teachers of the Jewish nation, and were principally Pharisees. They taught chiefly the sentiments of their Rabbis, and the traditions which had been delivered; they consumed much of their time in useless disputes and “vain jangling.” Jesus was open, plain, grave, useful, delivering truth as “became” the oracles of God; not spending his time in trifling disputes and debating questions of no importance, but confirming his doctrine by miracles and argument; teaching “as having power,” as it is in the original, and not in the vain and foolish manner of the Jewish doctors. He…”

“He taught them - The multitudes, as one having authority - With a dignity and majesty peculiar to himself as the great Lawgiver, and with the demonstration and power of the Spirit: and not as the scribes - Who only expounded the law of another; and that in a lifeless, ineffectual manner. Next: Matthew Chapter 8”

“having: Mat 5:20, Mat 5:28, Mat 5:32, Mat 5:44, Mat 21:23-27, Mat 28:18; Deu 18:18, Deu 18:19; Ecc 8:4; Isa 50:4; Jer 23:28, Jer 23:29; Mic 3:8; Luk 21:15; Act 3:22, Act 3:23, Act 6:10; Heb 4:12, Heb 4:13 and not: Mat 15:1-9, Mat 23:2-6, Mat 23:15-24; Mar 7:5-13; Luk 20:8, Luk 20:46, Luk 20:47 Next: Matthew Chapter 8”