Matthew 7:24-29

The Two Foundations

24 "Therefore ¹everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

25 "And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock.

26 "Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

27 "The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell -and great was its fall."

28 ²When Jesus had finished these words, ³the crowds were amazed at His teaching;

29 for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 7:24-27: {Luke 6:47-49;} Matthew 16:18; James 1:22-25
• 2. Matthew 11:1; Matthew 13:53; Matthew 19:1; Matthew 26:1
• 3. Matthew 13:54; Matthew 22:33; Mark 1:22; Mark 6:2; Mark 11:18; Luke 4:32; John 7:46

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "does"
• [b] Lit "will"
• [c] Lit "rivers"
• [d] Lit "do"
• [e] Lit "rivers"
• [f] Lit "And it happened when"