Luke 6:49
47 I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:
48 He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”
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- BSB
- But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”
- KJV
- But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
- WEB
- But he who hears and doesn’t do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.”
- ASV
- But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.
- DARBY
- And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without [a] foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.
- BLB
- But the one having heard and not having done is like a man having built a house on the ground without a foundation, on which the river burst, and immediately it fell—and the ruin of that house was great!”
- ÅB
- Men den som hører og ikke gjør deretter, han er lik et menneske som bygget sitt hus på bare jorden uten grunnvoll; og strømmen brøt imot det, og det falt straks, og det ble et stort fall da det hus falt.
- OTB
- Men den som hører mine ord og ikke setter dem ut i livet, er som en person som bygde et hus på bakken uten grunnmur. I det øyeblikket strømmen slo mot det huset, kollapset det, og ødeleggelsen var total."
- B1930
- Men den som hører og ikke gjør derefter, han er lik et menneske som bygget sitt hus på bare jorden uten grunnvoll; og strømmen brøt imot det, og det falt straks, og det blev et stort fall da det hus falt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 33:31
So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
Read in contextJames 1:22–26
Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
Read in contextMatthew 13:20–22
The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
Read in context2 Peter 1:5–9
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
Read in context1 John 2:3–4
By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
Read in contextMatthew 23:3
So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
Read in contextJohn 15:2
He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
Read in contextProverbs 28:18
He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
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