The House on the Rock
Matthew 7:26
In 9 translations
- BSB
- But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
- KJV
- And 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:
- WEB
- Everyone who hears these words of mine and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
- ASV
- And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:
- LSV
- And everyone who is hearing these words of Mine, and is not doing them, will be likened to a foolish man who built his house on the sand;
- YLT
- 'And every one who is hearing of me these words, and is not doing them, shall be likened to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;
- DBY
- And every one who hears these my words and does not do them, he shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;
- DRC
- And every one that heareth these my words, and doth them not, shall be like a foolish man that built his house upon the sand,
- GNV
- But whosoeuer heareth these my wordes, and doeth them not, shall be likened vnto a foolish man, which hath builded his house vpon the sand:
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place αὐτοῦ elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: αὐτοῦ τὴν οἰκίαν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐτοῦ τὴν οἰκίαν; Robinson–Pierpont read τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ πᾶς ὁ ἀκούων μου τοὺς λόγους τούτους καὶ μὴ ποιῶν αὐτοὺς ὁμοιωθήσεται ἀνδρὶ μωρῷ, ὅστις ᾠκοδόμησεν αὐτοῦ τὴν οἰκίαν ἐπὶ τὴν ἄμμον.
- RP2018
- Καὶ πᾶς ὁ ἀκούων μου τοὺς λόγους τούτους καὶ μὴ ποιῶν αὐτούς, ὁμοιωθήσεται ἀνδρὶ μωρῷ, ὅστις ᾠκοδόμησεν τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν ἄμμον·
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ πᾶς ὁ ἀκούων μου τοὺς λόγους τούτους καὶ μὴ ποιῶν αὐτούς, ὁμοιωθήσεται ἀνδρὶ μωρῷ, ὅστις ᾠκοδόμησε τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν ἄμμον·
- SCR1894
- και πας ο ακουων μου τους λογους τουτους και μη ποιων αυτους ομοιωθησεται ανδρι μωρω οστις ωκοδομησεν την οικιαν αυτου επι την αμμον
Who and where
◆ Sermon on the Mount
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
Sermon on the mountSermon on the Plain, TheSermonHearersBuild; BuildingDead Sea, TheSandBeg; Beggar; BeggingFoolReadings, Select
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Cross-references most cited first
- Luke 6:49But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”
- Jeremiah 8:9The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?
- James 2:20O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
- Proverbs 14:1Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
- 1 Samuel 2:30Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who…
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