Luke 6:48

He is like unto a man building a house, who digged, and deepened, and laid a foundation upon the rock,—and, a flood, coming, the stream burst against that house, and was not strong enough to shake it, because it had been, well, built.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

47Every one coming unto me, and hearkening unto my words, and doing them, I will suggest to you, whom he is like:

49But, he that hath heard and not done, is like unto a man having built a house upon the earth, without a foundation,—against which the stream burst, and, straightway, it fell in; and it came to pass, that, the crash of that house, was, great.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:15Then Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou wast fat, Thou wast thick, Thou wast gorged, So he forsook the GOD who made him, And treated as foolish his Rock of salvation.

Deuteronomy 32:31For, not like our Rock, is their rock, Our enemies themselves, being judges;

2 Samuel 22:2and he said,—Yahweh, was my mountain crag and my stronghold, and my deliverer—mine;

2 Samuel 22:32For who is a GOD, save Yahweh? and who a Rock, save our God?

2 Samuel 23:3Said the God of Israel, Unto me, spake the Rock of Israel:—One Ruling over Men, A Righteous One, ruling in the reverence of God,

Psalms 46:1God—for us, is a refuge and strength, A help in distresses, soon found.

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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