Luke 6:47

Every one that comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:

In Context

46But why call me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I command?

48He is like a man that, when building a house, digged deep, and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the torrent dashed against that house, and it was not able to shake it, for it was founded on the rock.

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Cross References

Matthew 7:24Therefore, whoever hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on the rock:

Matthew 12:50For whoever will do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Luke 8:8And other seed fell into good ground, and sprung up, and produced fruit a hundred-fold. When he had said these things, he cried: He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

Luke 11:28And he said: Yes, rather blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

John 5:40and yet you refuse to come to me, that you may have life.

John 6:37All that the Father gives me, will come to me; and him that comes to me, I will by no means cast out.

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:38-49

Exhortations to Justice and Sincerity. 37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. 39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? 40 The disciple is not above… Read the whole commentary →

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