New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 7:24-29

24“ThereforeοὖνounG3767everyoneΠᾶςPasG3956whoὅστιςhostisG3748hearsἀκούειakoueiG191theseτούτουςtoutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056of MineG1473andactsποιεῖpoieiG4160on them,may be comparedὁμοιωθήσεταιhomoiōthēsetaiG3666to a wiseφρονίμῳphronimōG5429manἀνδρὶandriG435whoὅστιςhostisG3748builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618his houseοἰκίανoikianG3614on the rockπέτραν.petranG4073.

25And the rainβροχὴbrochēG1028fellκατέβηkatebēG2597, and thefloodsποταμοὶpotamoiG4215cameἦλθονēlthonG2064,and the windsἄνεμοι,anemoiG417blewἔπνευσανepneusanG4154and slammedG4363againstG4363that houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614; and yetit did not fallἔπεσεν·epesenG4098,for it had been foundedτεθεμελίωτοtethemeliōtoG2311on the rockπέτραν.¶petranG4073.

26EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956who hearsἀκούωνakouōnG191theseτούτουςtoutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056of MineG1473and does notactποιῶνpoiōnG4160on them, will be likeὁμοιωθήσεταιhomoiōthēsetaiG3666a foolishμωρῷmōrōG3474manἀνδρὶandriG435whoὅστιςhostisG3748builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618his houseοἰκίανoikianG3614on the sandἄμμον.ammonG285.

27The rainβροχὴbrochēG1028fellG4098, and thefloodsποταμοὶpotamoiG4215cameἦλθονēlthonG2064,and the windsἄνεμοι,anemoiG417blewἔπνευσανepneusanG4154and slammedG4350againstG4350that houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614;and it fellG4098--and greatμεγάλη.¶megalēG3173was its fallπτῶσιςptōsisG4431.”

28WhenὅτεhoteG3753JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424had finishedἐτέλεσενetelesenG5055theseτούτους,toutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056,the crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793were amazedἐξεπλήσσοντοexeplēssontoG1605at His teachingδιδαχῇdidachēaG1322;

29for He was teachingδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321them as onehavingἔχωνechōnG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849,and not as their scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122.

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