Matthew 7:25
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 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:
27 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.
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Compare
- BSB
- The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
- KJV
- And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
- WEB
- The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it didn’t fall, for it was founded on the rock.
- ASV
- and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was founded upon the rock.
- DARBY
- and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house, and it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock.
- BLB
- And the rain came down, and the rivers came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house; and it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.
- ÅB
- Skyllregnet falt, og flommen kom, og vindene blåste og slo imot huset, men det falt ikke; for det var grunnlagt på fjell.
- OTB
- Regnet falt, elvene flommet, og vindene blåste og slo mot det huset; men det falt ikke, for det var grunnlagt på fjell.
- B1930
- og skyllregnet falt, og flommen kom, og vindene blåste og slo imot dette hus, men det falt ikke; for det var grunnlagt på fjell.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 1:12
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
Read in contextPsalms 125:1–2
They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
Read in context1 Peter 1:7
That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
Read in contextColossians 2:7
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
Read in context1 Peter 1:5
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Read in context1 Corinthians 3:13–15
Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.
Read in contextActs 14:22
Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
Read in contextPsalms 92:13–15
Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
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