Luke 6:48
That person is like a man building a house. He digs down deep and lays the foundations on solid rock. When the river bursts its banks and the floodwater breaks against the house it's not damaged because it's built so well.
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47I'll give you an example of someone who comes to me, hears my instructions, and follows them.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:15But Israel, you grew fat and rebelled—fat, overweight, and bloated with food. You abandoned the God who made you and despised the Rock of your salvation.
Deuteronomy 32:31The rock they rely on is not like our Rock, as even our enemies admit.
2 Samuel 22:2He sang: “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my Savior.
2 Samuel 22:32For who is God except the Lord? Who is a Rock, except our God?
2 Samuel 23:3Israel's God spoke; Israel's Rock told me, ‘He who rules the people justly, he who rules respecting God,
Psalms 46:1God is our protection and our strength; always ready to help when troubles come.
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 →