English Standard Version
Matthew 7:26
26And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
Matthew 7:26 in other versions
- King James Version (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:
- New International Version (NIV)But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand:
- New Living Translation (NLT)But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.
Context of Matthew 7:26
24"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it." 28And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching,
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Καὶ πᾶς ὁ ἀκούων μου τοὺς λόγους τούτους καὶ μὴ ποιῶν αὐτοὺς ὁμοιωθήσεται ἀνδρὶ μωρῷ ὅστις ᾠκοδόμησεν αὐτοῦ τὴν οἰκίαν ἐπὶ τὴν ἄμμον.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
- one that hearethἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- sayingsλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
- of mineἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- doethποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- notμήmē · notG3361
- shall be likenedὁμοιόωhomoioō · to likenG3666
- unto aἀνήρanēr · manG435
- foolishμωρόςmōros · foolishG3474
- manἀνήρanēr · manG435
- whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
- builtοἰκοδομέωoikodomeō · to buildG3618
- houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
- uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- the sandἄμμοςammos · sandG285
Cross-references for Matthew 7:26
- 1 Samuel 2:30Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: 'I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me forever,' but now the Lord declares: 'Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
- Proverbs 14:1The wisest of women builds her house, but folly with her own hands tears it down.
- Jeremiah 8:9The wise men shall be put to shame; they shall be dismayed and taken; behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord, so what wisdom is in them?
- Luke 6:49But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."
- James 2:20Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?
Commentaries on Matthew 7:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26And every one that heareth - and doeth them not - Was there ever a stricter system of morality delivered by God to man, than in this sermon? He who reads or hears it, and does not look to God to conform his soul and life to it, and notwithstanding is hoping to enter into the kingdom of heaven, is like the fool who built his house on the sand. When the rain, the rivers, and the winds come, his building must fall, and his soul be crushed into the nethermost…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24-27Verses 24-27 Jesus closes the sermon on the mount by a beautiful comparison, illustrating the benefit of attending to his words. It was not sufficient to “hear” them; they must be “obeyed.” He compares the man who should hear and obey him to a man who built his house on a rock. Palestine was to a considerable extent a land of hills and mountains. Like other countries of that description, it was subject to sudden and violent rains. The Jordan, the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-29Verses 21-29 Christ here shows that it will not be enough to own him for our Master, only in word and tongue. It is necessary to our happiness that we believe in Christ, that we repent of sin, that we live a holy life, that we love one another. This is his will, even our sanctification. Let us take heed of resting in outward privileges and doings, lest we deceive ourselves, and perish eternally, as multitudes do, with a lie in our right hand. Let every…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-27The storm symbolizes God's all-knowing judgment (see Jeremiah 23:19; Ezekiel 1:4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine--in the attitude of discipleship. and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand--denoting a loose foundation--that of an empty profession and mere external services.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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