King James Version
Matthew 7:28 in the King James Version says “And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:”
Matthew 7:28 · KJV
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“it came to pass”
G1096to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
“had ended”
G4931to complete entirely; generally, to execute (literally or figuratively)
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“sayings”
G3056something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a
“the people”
G3793a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot
“at”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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