Matthew 7:25

Matthew 7:25 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 not: for it was founded upon a rock.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock.

Context of Matthew 7:25

23Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ 24“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26But 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. 27The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

Matthew 7:25 word by word

καὶ κατέβη ἡ βροχὴ καὶ ἦλθον οἱ ποταμοὶ καὶ ἔπνευσαν οἱ ἄνεμοι, καὶ προσέπεσαν τῇ οἰκίᾳ ἐκείνῃ, καὶ οὐκ ἔπεσεν· τεθεμελίωτο γὰρ ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν.¶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 uponπροσπίπτωprospiptō · to fall/beatG4363
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
• it fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• notοὐou · noG3756
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• it was foundedθεμελιόωthemelioō · to foundG2311
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• a rockπέτραpetra · rockG4073

Cross-references for Matthew 7:25

• Ezekiel 13:11therefore tell those who cover it with whitewash that it is going to fall. Rain will come in torrents, and I will send hailstones hurtling down, and violent winds will burst forth.
• Malachi 3:3He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness,
• Acts 14:22strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
• 1 Corinthians 3:13their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work.
• James 1:12Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
• 1 Peter 1:7These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
• Matthew 16:18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
• Psalms 92:13planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
• Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.
• Ephesians 3:17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,
• Colossians 2:7rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
• 1 Peter 1:5who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
• 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.

Commentaries on Matthew 7:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25And the rain descended - floods came - winds blew - In Judea, and in all countries in the neighborhood of the tropics, the rain sometimes falls in great torrents, producing rivers, which sweep away the soil from the rocky hills; and the houses, which are built of brick only dried in the sun, of which there are whole villages in the east, literally melt away before those rains, and the land-floods occasioned by them. There are three general kinds of trials…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. 2525. And the rain descended--from above. and the floods came--from below. and the winds blew--sweeping across. and beat upon that house--thus from every direction. and it fell not; for it was founded upon a rock--See 1Jo 2:17.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 7:25

• Commandments
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In the dictionaries

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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