Luke 6:49

But, 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.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

In Context

48He 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.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 44:16As touching the word which thou hast spoken unto us, in the name of Yahweh we are not going to hearken unto thee;

Hosea 4:14I do not bring punishment upon your daughters when they become unchaste, nor upon your brides, when they commit adultery, for, the men themselves, with unchaste women, do seclude themselves, and, with the common women of the shrine, do offer sacrifice,—and, a people who will not discern, must be ruined.

Matthew 13:20And, he on the rocky places sown, the same, is he that, heareth the word, and, straightway, with joy, receiveth it;

Matthew 23:3All things, therefore, whatsoever they tell you, do and observe,—but, according to their works, do ye not, for they, say, and do not, perform.

Mark 4:17and have no root in themselves, but, only for a season are,—afterwards, when there ariseth tribulation or persecution by reason of the word, straightway, they find cause of stumbling;

Luke 8:5The sower went forth to sow his seed,—and, as he sowed, some, indeed, fell beside the pathway, and was trodden down; and, the birds of heaven, devoured it.

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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