Luke 6:47

Every one who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them in practice, I will show you whom he is like.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

46"And why do you all call me `Master, Master' and yet not do what I tell you?

48He is like a man building a house, who digs and goes deep, and lays the foundation on the rock; and when a flood comes, the torrent bursts upon that house, but is unable to shake it, because it is securely built.

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Cross References

Matthew 7:24"Every one who hears these my teachings and acts upon them will be found to resemble a wise man who builds his house upon rock;

Matthew 12:50To obey my Father who is in Heaven--that is to be my brother and my sister and my mother."

Luke 8:8But some of the seed falls into good ground, and grows up and yields a return of a hundred for one." While thus speaking, He cried aloud and said, "Listen, every one who has ears to listen with!"

Luke 11:28"Nay rather," He replied, "they are blessed who hear God's Message and carefully keep it."

John 5:40and yet you are unwilling to come to me that you may have Life.

John 6:37Every one whom the Father gives me will come to me, and him who comes to me I will never on any account drive away.

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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