Luke 6:48

They are like a man who dug deep into the ground to prepare to build his house. He made sure that the foundation was on solid ground. Then when there was a flood, the water tried to wash away the house. But the river could not shake the house, because it was built {he built it} on a solid foundation.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

47Some people come to me, and hear my messages and obey them. I will tell you what they are like.

49But some people hear my messages but do not obey them. They are like a man who built a house on top of the ground without digging a foundation. When the river flooded, the house collapsed immediately and was completely ruined. So it is important for you to obey what I teach you.”

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:15“The Israeli people became rich and prosperous, but then they rebelled against God; they abandoned him, the one who created them, the one who powerfully saves them.

Deuteronomy 32:31Your enemies know that their gods are not powerful like Yahweh, our God, so their gods could not have defeated us Israelis.

2 Samuel 22:2This is what he sang: Yahweh, you are like a huge overhanging rock under which I can hide [MET]; you are like my fortress, and you rescue me.

2 Samuel 22:32Yahweh, you are [RHQ] the only one who is God; only you are like a huge rock [MET] under which we are protected/safe.

2 Samuel 23:3God, the one whom we Israeli people worship, has spoken; the one who protects us Israeli people said to me, ‘Kings who rule people justly have an awesome respect for me, God.

Psalms 46:1God is the one who protects us and causes us to be strong; he is always ready to help us when we have troubles.

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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