Luke 6:48

Luke 6:48 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
• New International Version (NIV)They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
• English Standard Version (ESV)he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock.

Context of Luke 6:48

46“Why do you call me Lord but don’t do what I tell you? 47“I will show you what everyone who comes to me, hears what I say, and obeys it is like. He is like a person who dug down to bedrock to lay the foundation of his home. When a flood came, the floodwaters pushed against that house. But the house couldn’t be washed away because it had a good foundation. 49The person who hears ⌞what I say⌟ but doesn’t obey it is like someone who built a house on the ground without any foundation. The floodwaters pushed against it, and that house quickly collapsed and was destroyed.”

Luke 6:48 word by word

ὅμοιός ἐστιν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδομοῦντι οἰκίαν ὃς ἔσκαψεν καὶ ἐβάθυνεν καὶ ἔθηκεν θεμέλιον ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν. πλημμύρης δὲ γενομένης προσέρηξεν ὁ ποταμὸς τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσεν σαλεῦσαι αὐτὴν διὰ τὸ καλῶς οἰκοδομῆσθαι αὐτήνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• likeὅμοιοςhomoios · likeG3664
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• built anοἰκοδομέωoikodomeō · to buildG3618
• houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• diggedσκάπτωskaptō · to digG4626
• deepβαθύνωbathunō · to dig deepG900
• laidτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• the foundationθεμέλιοςthemelios · foundationG2310
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• a rockὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• a rockπέτραpetra · rockG4073
• andδέde · thenG1161
• when the floodπλήμμυραplēmmura · floodG4132
• aroseγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• the streamποταμόςpotamos · riverG4215
• beat vehementlyπροσρήγνυμιprosrēgnumi · to strikeG4366
• upon thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• couldἰσχύωischuō · be strongG2480
• notοὐou · noG3756
• shakeσαλεύωsaleuō · to shakeG4531
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• it was foundedθεμελιόωthemelioō · to foundG2311

Cross-references for Luke 6:48

• Proverbs 10:25When the storm has passed, the wicked person has vanished, but the righteous person has an everlasting foundation.
• Isaiah 28:16This is what the Almighty Lord says: I am going to lay a rock in Zion, a rock that has been tested, a precious cornerstone, a solid foundation. Whoever believes ⌞in him⌟ will not worry.
• Matthew 7:25Rain poured, and floods came. Winds blew and beat against that house. But it did not collapse, because its foundation was on rock.
• 1 Corinthians 3:10As a skilled and experienced builder, I used the gift that God gave me to lay the foundation ⌞for that building⌟. However, someone else is building on it. Each person must be careful how he builds on it.
• Ephesians 2:20You are built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets. Christ Jesus himself is the cornerstone.
• 2 Timothy 2:19In spite of all that, God’s ⌞people⌟ have a solid foundation. These words are engraved on it: “The Lord knows those who belong to him,” and “Whoever worships the Lord must give up doing wrong.”
• Deuteronomy 32:15Jeshurun got fat and disrespectful. (You got fat! You were stuffed! You were gorged!) They abandoned the God who made them and treated the rock of their salvation like a fool.
• 1 Samuel 2:2There is no one holy like the Lord. There is no one but you, O Lord. There is no Rock like our God.
• 2 Samuel 22:2He said, The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my Savior,
• 2 Samuel 23:3The God of Israel spoke to them. The rock of Israel told me, ‘The one who rules humans with justice rules with the fear of God.
• Psalms 95:1Come, let’s sing joyfully to the Lord. Let’s shout happily to the rock of our salvation.
• Isaiah 26:4Trust the Lord always, because the Lord, the Lord alone, is an everlasting rock.
• 1 Peter 2:4You are coming to Christ, the living stone who was rejected by humans but was chosen as precious by God.
• 2 Samuel 22:5The waves of death had surrounded me. The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me.
• Psalms 32:6For this reason let all godly people pray to you when you may be found. Then raging floodwater will not reach them.
• Psalms 93:3The ocean rises, O Lord. The ocean rises with a roar. The ocean rises with its pounding waves.

Commentaries on Luke 6:48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 48He is like a man, etc. - See on Matthew 7:24-27; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20-49Verses 20-49 See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Luke 6:21 That hunger now - Matthew has it, “that hunger and thirst after righteousness.” Matthew has expressed more fully what Luke has briefly, but there is no contradiction. Luke 6:24-26 These verses have been omitted by Matthew. They seem to have been spoken to the Pharisees. Who are rich - In this world‘s goods. They loved them; they had sought for them; they found their…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 37-49Verses 37-49 All these sayings Christ often used; it was easy to apply them. We ought to be very careful when we blame others; for we need allowance ourselves. If we are of a giving and a forgiving spirit, we shall ourselves reap the benefit. Though full and exact returns are made in another world, not in this world, yet Providence does what should encourage us in doing good. Those who follow the multitude to do evil, follow in the broad way that leads to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-49The main theme of the great sermon of Jesus is that those who repent and enter the kingdom of God will live in a truly righteous way.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 41-4941-49. (See on Mt 7:3-5, Mt 7:16-27.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 6:48

• Faith
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• Jesus, the Christ
• Obedience
• Sermon
• Word of God

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Commentaries on Luke 6

• 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