Matthew 7:27

Matthew 7:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
• New International Version (NIV)The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And 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."
• New King James Version (NKJV)and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

Context of Matthew 7:27

25The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock. 26Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!” 28When Jesus finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed by his teaching, 29because he taught them like one who had authority, not like their experts in the law.

Matthew 7:27 word by word

καὶ κατέβη ἡ βροχὴ καὶ ἦλθον οἱ ποταμοὶ καὶ ἔπνευσαν οἱ ἄνεμοι, καὶ προσέκοψαν τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ ἔπεσεν· καὶ ἦν ἡ πτῶσις αὐτῆς μεγάλη.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the rainὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the rainβροχήbrochē · rainG1028
• descendedκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• the floodsποταμόςpotamos · riverG4215
• cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• the windsἄνεμοςanemos · windG417
• blewπνέωpneō · to blowG4154
• beat uponπροσκόπτωproskoptō · to strikeG4350
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
• it fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the fallπτῶσιςptōsis · fallG4431
• of itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Matthew 7:27

• Matthew 12:43“When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but does not find it.
• Matthew 13:19When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches what was sown in his heart; this is the seed sown along the path.
• Ezekiel 13:10“‘This is because they have led my people astray saying, “All is well,” when things are not well. When anyone builds a wall without mortar, they coat it with whitewash.
• 1 Corinthians 3:13each builder’s work will be plainly seen, for the Day will make it clear, because it will be revealed by fire. And the fire will test what kind of work each has done.
• Hebrews 10:26For if we deliberately keep on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins is left for us,
• 2 Peter 2:20For if after they have escaped the filthy things of the world through the rich knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they again get entangled in them and succumb to them, their last state has become worse for them than their first.

Commentaries on Matthew 7:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27And the rain descended, and the floods came, etc. - A fine illustration of this may be seen in the case of the fishermen in Bengal, who, in the dry season, build their huts on the beds of sand from which the rivers had retired: but when the rain sets in suddenly; as it often does, accompanied with violent northwest winds, and the waters pour down in torrents from the mountains; in one night, multitudes of these buildings are swept away, and the place…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. 2727. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house--struck against that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it--terrible the ruin! How lively must this imagery have been to an audience accustomed to the fierceness of an Eastern tempest, and the suddenness and completeness with which it sweeps everything unsteady before it! Effect of the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 7:28, 29).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 7:27

• Commandments
• Fool
• Hearers
• Jesus Continued
• Readings, Select
• Religion
• Righteous
• Wicked (People)
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Ask
• Descend
• Destruction
• Gather
• Judge
• Measure
• Mote
• None
• Profess
• River

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