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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/luke/6.htm">New International Version</a> As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. <a href="/nlt/luke/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. <a href="/esv/luke/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: <a href="/bsb/luke/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them: <a href="/blb/luke/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Everyone who is coming to Me, and hearing My words, and doing them, I will show you whom he is like. <a href="/kjv/luke/6.htm">King James Bible</a> Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: <a href="/nkjv/luke/6.htm">New King James Version</a> Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: <a href="/nasb_/luke/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he is like: <a href="/nasb/luke/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he is like: <a href="/nasb77/luke/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Everyone who comes to Me, and hears My words, and acts upon them, I will show you whom he is like: <a href="/lsb/luke/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and does them, I will show you whom he is like: <a href="/amp/luke/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Everyone who comes to Me and listens to My words and obeys them, I will show you whom he is like: <a href="/csb/luke/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them: <a href="/hcsb/luke/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I will show you what someone is like who comes to Me, hears My words, and acts on them: <a href="/asv/luke/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like: <a href="/cev/luke/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Anyone who comes and listens to me and obeys me <a href="/erv/luke/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: <a href="/gwt/luke/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "I will show you what everyone who comes to me, hears what I say, and obeys it is like. <a href="/gnt/luke/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> Anyone who comes to me and listens to my words and obeys them--I will show you what he is like. <a href="/isv/luke/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> I will show you what everyone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them. <a href="/msb/luke/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them: <a href="/net/luke/6.htm">NET Bible</a> "Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them into practice--I will show you what he is like: <a href="/nheb/luke/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you who he is like. <a href="/wbt/luke/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Whoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like. <a href="/wey/luke/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Every one who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them in practice, I will show you whom he is like. <a href="/web/luke/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will show you who he is like. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Everyone who is coming to Me, and is hearing My words, and is doing them, I will show you to whom he is like: <a href="/blb/luke/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Everyone who is coming to Me, and hearing My words, and doing them, I will show you whom he is like. <a href="/ylt/luke/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Every one who is coming unto me, and is hearing my words, and is doing them, I will shew you to whom he is like; <a href="/slt/luke/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Every one coming to me, and hearing my words, and doing them, I will shew you to whom he is like:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Every one that cometh to me, and heareth my words, and doth them, I will shew you to whom he is like. <a href="/cpdv/luke/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Anyone who comes to me, and listens to my words, and does them: I will reveal to you what he is like. <a href="/nabre/luke/6.htm">New American Bible</a> I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, listens to my words, and acts on them. <a href="/nrsvce/luke/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Every man who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “Every person who comes to me and has heard my words and does them, I shall show you what he is like”:<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Every one that comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like. <a href="/godbey/luke/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Every one coming to me, and hearing my words, and doing the same, I will show you to whom he is like.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Every one who cometh to me, and heareth my words, and puts them in practice, I will shew you to whom he is like: <a href="/mace/luke/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> I will show you, who that man is like, who comes to me, and practises what I prescribe. <a href="/wey/luke/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Every one who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them in practice, I will show you whom he is like. <a href="/worrell/luke/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>"Every one who comes to Me, and hears My words, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like:<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>Whosoever cometh unto me, and heareth my instructions, and observeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/6-47.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=2475" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/6.htm">The House on the Rock</a> 46Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say? 47<a href="/greek/5263.htm" title="5263: hypodeixō (V-FIA-1S) -- To indicate, intimate, suggest, show, prove. From hupo and deiknuo; to exhibit under the eyes, i.e. to exemplify.">I will show</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: tini (IPro-DMS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">what</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">he is</a> <a href="/greek/3664.htm" title="3664: homoios (Adj-NMS) -- Like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank. From the base of homou; similar.">like</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: Pas (Adj-NMS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: erchomenos (V-PPM/P-NMS) -- To come, go. ">comes</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: me (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: akouōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">hears</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3056.htm" title="3056: logōn (N-GMP) -- From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.">words</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">acts on</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them:</a> 48He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-27</a> Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. / But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ... <a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-25</a> Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ... <a href="/john/14-23.htm">John 14:23-24</a> Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. / Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me. <a href="/matthew/5-19.htm">Matthew 5:19</a> So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. <a href="/1_john/2-3.htm">1 John 2:3-6</a> By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. / If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. / But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him: ... <a href="/romans/2-13.htm">Romans 2:13</a> For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous. <a href="/hebrews/3-14.htm">Hebrews 3:14</a> We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first. <a href="/matthew/12-50.htm">Matthew 12:50</a> For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.” <a href="/john/8-31.htm">John 8:31</a> So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-10.htm">1 Corinthians 3:10-15</a> By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds. / For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. / If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, ... <a href="/ezekiel/33-31.htm">Ezekiel 33:31-32</a> So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain. / Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice. <a href="/proverbs/10-25.htm">Proverbs 10:25</a> When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever. <a href="/isaiah/28-16.htm">Isaiah 28:16</a> So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken. <a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">Psalm 119:1-2</a> Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD. / Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart. <a href="/jeremiah/7-23.htm">Jeremiah 7:23</a> but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Whoever comes to me, and hears my sayings, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like:cometh.<a href="/luke/14-26.htm">Luke 14:26</a> If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.<a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a> Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a> Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.heareth.<a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24,25</a> Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: … <a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Matthew 17:5</a> While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.<a href="/john/8-52.htm">John 8:52</a> Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.doeth.<a href="/luke/8-8.htm">Luke 8:8,13</a> And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear… <a href="/luke/11-28.htm">Luke 11:28</a> But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.<a href="/matthew/11-29.htm">Matthew 11:29</a> Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/3-14.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/luke/3-18.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/luke/6-27.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/luke/6-27.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/luke/6-40.htm">Master</a> <a href="/matthew/23-3.htm">Practice</a> <a href="/luke/5-37.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/luke/2-51.htm">Sayings</a> <a href="/luke/5-14.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/luke/6-4.htm">Show</a> <a href="/luke/6-45.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/17-3.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/luke/8-10.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/luke/8-15.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/luke/7-47.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/luke/6-49.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/luke/7-1.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/luke/6-49.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/luke/7-2.htm">Master</a> <a href="/luke/6-48.htm">Practice</a> <a href="/luke/6-48.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/luke/7-1.htm">Sayings</a> <a href="/luke/8-39.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/luke/8-39.htm">Show</a> <a href="/luke/6-48.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 6</div>1. <a href="/luke/6-1.htm">Jesus reproves the Pharisees;</a> 12. <a href="/luke/6-12.htm">chooses apostles;</a> 17. <a href="/luke/6-17.htm">heals the diseased;</a> 20. <a href="/luke/6-20.htm">preaches to his disciples before the people: the beattitudes;</a> 27. <a href="/luke/6-27.htm">Love your Enemy</a> 37. <a href="/luke/6-37.htm">Do not Judge</a> 43. <a href="/luke/6-43.htm">A Tree and Its Fruit</a> 46. <a href="/luke/6-46.htm">The House on the Rock</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>I will show you what he is like This phrase introduces a parable or illustration, a common teaching method used by Jesus. Parables were used to convey deep spiritual truths through simple, relatable stories. The use of "I will show you" indicates that Jesus is about to provide a vivid example to clarify His teaching. This approach is consistent with the wisdom literature of the Old Testament, where practical examples are used to impart wisdom (e.g., Proverbs).who comes to Me Coming to Jesus implies a deliberate action of seeking Him out, which is a recurring theme in the Gospels. This phrase suggests a personal relationship and a willingness to follow Him. In the cultural context of first-century Judea, rabbis had disciples who would come to them for teaching. Jesus, as the ultimate Rabbi, invites people to come to Him, echoing His call in <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a>, "Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."and hears My words Hearing in the biblical sense often implies more than just auditory reception; it involves understanding and internalizing the message. In the Jewish tradition, hearing is closely linked to obedience, as seen in the Shema (<a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>), which begins with "Hear, O Israel." Jesus emphasizes the importance of not just hearing but truly listening to His teachings, which are the words of life (<a href="/john/6-68.htm">John 6:68</a>).and acts on them This phrase underscores the necessity of obedience and action in response to Jesus' teachings. It reflects the biblical principle that faith without works is dead (<a href="/james/2-17.htm">James 2:17</a>). The call to act on Jesus' words is a call to live out one's faith through deeds, aligning with the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus outlines the characteristics of His followers. This action-oriented faith is a hallmark of true discipleship, as seen in the lives of the apostles and early Christians.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, Jesus is teaching His disciples and the crowd about the importance of not just hearing His words but acting on them. 2. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> The primary audience of Jesus' teachings, they are learners and followers of Christ, seeking to understand and live out His teachings. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a> A larger group of people who gathered to hear Jesus' teachings, representing a diverse audience with varying levels of commitment and understanding. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_house_builder.htm">The House Builder</a> Although not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the subsequent verses describe a person building a house, symbolizing those who act on Jesus' words. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_foundation.htm">The Foundation</a> Represents the solid base of obedience and action upon which a life of faith is built.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/hearing_and_doing.htm">Hearing and Doing</a> True discipleship involves both listening to Jesus' words and putting them into practice. It's not enough to merely hear; action is required. <a href="/topical/f/foundation_of_obedience.htm">Foundation of Obedience</a> Building a life on Jesus' teachings provides stability and resilience against life's challenges, much like a house built on a solid foundation. <a href="/topical/a/active_faith.htm">Active Faith</a> Faith is demonstrated through actions. Our response to Jesus' words should be visible in our daily lives and decisions. <a href="/topical/r/relational_obedience.htm">Relational Obedience</a> Obedience to Jesus' teachings is an expression of our love and commitment to Him, deepening our relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_discernment.htm">Spiritual Discernment</a> Acting on Jesus' words requires discernment and wisdom, seeking to understand His teachings and apply them appropriately in various life situations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 6</a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'my_hour'.htm">What does the Trinity mean in Christianity?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_a_steadfast_heart.htm">What defines a steadfast heart?</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_2_cor_9_6_with_generous_hardships.htm">How can Paul's assurance in 2 Corinthians 9:6 that giving generously guarantees abundant reaping be reconciled with real-world examples of generous people who experience hardship?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_christians_ignore_jesus'_teachings.htm">(Luke 6:46-49) If Jesus' teachings are so foundational, why have so many who call themselves Christians ignored these instructions throughout history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(47-49) Whosoever cometh to me .--See Notes on <a href="/context/matthew/7-24.htm" title="Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, which built his house on a rock:">Matthew 7:24-27</a>. Here again the all but verbal reproduction of the parable shows the impression which its repetition had left on the minds of men. The variations, however, are not without significance. St. Luke alone reports that the wise man "digged deep" (better, digged, and made it deep), and so brings out the toil and labour which attends the laying the foundation. It is not a passing emotion of assurance, a momentary act of faith, but involves a process that goes deep through the surface strata of the life, till it finds a foundation in a purified and strengthened will, or, to anticipate St. Paul's teaching, in the "new man" within us, which is one with the presence of Christ as "the hope of glory" (<a href="/ephesians/4-24.htm" title="And that you put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.">Ephesians 4:24</a>; <a href="/colossians/1-27.htm" title=" To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:">Colossians 1:27</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 47-49. - Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like: he is like a man which built a 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. But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built a house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great. "The surrounding scenery may, in this as in other instances, have suggested the illustration. As in all hilly countries, the streams of Galilee rush down the torrent-beds during the winter and early spring, sweep all before them, overflow their banks, and leave beds of alluvial deposit on either side. When summer comes their waters fail (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/15-18.htm">Jeremiah 15:18</a>; <a href="/job/6-15.htm">Job 6:15</a>), and what had seemed a goodly river is then a tract covered with debris of stones and sand. A stranger coming to build might be attracted by the ready-prepared level surface of the sand. It would be easier to build there instead of working upon the hard and rugged rock. But the people of the land would know and mock the folly of such a builder, and he would pass (our Lord's words may possibly refer to something that had actually occurred) into a byword of reproach. On such a house the winter torrent had swept down in its fury, and the storms had raged, and then the fair fabric, on which time and money had been expended, had given way and fallen into a heap of ruins" (Dean Plumptre). Augustine has some weighty and practical comments on this simile of the Master's, with which, as a picture of what they had no doubt seen with their own eyes, the listening multitude would be singularly impressed. The great Latin Father calls special attention to the fact that in this picture of our Lord's the declared rejecters of the truth do not appear mirrored. In both the cases here instanced there is a readiness to hear the truth. Both the men of the parable-story built their house, but in one case the building ends in terrible disaster. "Would it have been better," asks Augustine ('Serm.' 179. 9), "not to have built at all if the building is thus to perish?" He answers, "Scarcely so; that were not to hear at all - to have built nothing. The fate of such will be to be swept away naked, exposed to wind and rain and torrents. The doom is similar in both cases; the lesson of the Lord is one easy to grasp. The wise man will hear, and, when he hears, will do, that is, will translate his impressions into actions. This will be to build a house upon a rock" (see Archbishop Trench, 'Exposition of the Sermon on the Mount,' drawn from Augustine on <a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-27</a>). There is something very striking in the words with which our Master concluded his great sermon, "and the ruin of that house was great." "After all," men would say, "it was only the destruction of one human being." But our Lord's saying reminds us that in his eyes the ruin of one immortal soul is a thought full of unspeakable sorrow. "Jesus, in closing his discourse, leaves his hearers under the impression of this solemn thought. Each of them, while listening to this last word, might think that he heard the crash of the falling edifice, and say within himself, 'This disaster will be mine, if I prove hypocritical or inconsistent'" (Godet). In ver. 48 some, though not all, of the ancient authorities, instead of the words, "for it was founded upon a rock," read, "because it had been well built." This text is adopted in the Revised Version, the old reading, as less probably correct, being relegated to the margin. <a href="/commentaries/luke/6-47.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>I will show ὑποδείξω (hypodeixō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5263.htm">Strong's 5263: </a> To indicate, intimate, suggest, show, prove. From hupo and deiknuo; to exhibit under the eyes, i.e. to exemplify. you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. what τίνι (tini) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. he is ἐστὶν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. like ὅμοιος (homoios) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3664.htm">Strong's 3664: </a> Like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank. From the base of homou; similar. who ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. comes ἐρχόμενος (erchomenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. to πρός (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. Me με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. hears ἀκούων (akouōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. words λόγων (logōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3056.htm">Strong's 3056: </a> From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. acts on ποιῶν (poiōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. them: αὐτούς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. 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