Luke 6:49
47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
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.
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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
And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
Read in contextJames 1:22–26
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Read in contextMatthew 13:20–22
But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
Read in context2 Peter 1:5–9
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
Read in context1 John 2:3–4
And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
Read in contextMatthew 23:3
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
Read in contextJohn 15:2
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Read in contextProverbs 28:18
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
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