“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock. The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn’t fall, for it was founded on the rock.Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And 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.
Matthew 7:24-25 · WEBKJVRead the whole chapter →
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In parallel with (this verse)James 1:22
Jesus likens the one who hears His words and does them to a man who built his house on rock.
“But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”
In contrast to (this verse)1 Corinthians 3:15
Jesus tests the house by the storm, and Paul tests the building by fire: both ask what was actually built, not how loudly it was claimed.
“If any man’s work is burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but as through fire.If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.”