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Matthew 7:26-27 KJV
Matthew · chapter 7 · verses 26–27
26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.Matthew 7:26-27 · King James Version
Matthew 7:26-27 in context
24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
28And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
29For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
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Key words (Strong's)
- descendedkatabainōto go down, come down, descend, the place from which one has come down from, to come…G2597 →
- hearethakouōto be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf, to hear, to attend to, consider what…G191 →
- sayingslogosof speech, a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea, what someone…G3056 →
- likenedhomoioōto be made like, to liken, compare, illustrate by comparisonsG3666 →
- foolishmōrosfoolish, impious, godlessG3474 →
- floodspotamosa stream, a river, a torrent, floodsG4215 →
- doethpoieōto make, with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc., to be…G4160 →
- builtoikodomeōto build a house, erect a building, to build , to restore by building, to rebuild…G3618 →
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We have here the conclusion of this long and excellent sermon, the scope of which is to show the indispensable necessity of obedience to the commands of Christ;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 21-29