Parallel Bible results for "matthew 7:23-29"

Matthew 7:23-29

Weymouth New Testament WNT

23 "And then I will tell them plainly, "`I never knew you: begone from me, you doers of wickedness.'

24 "Every one who hears these my teachings and acts upon them will be found to resemble a wise man who builds his house upon rock;

25 and the heavy rain falls, the swollen torrents come, and the winds blow and beat against the house; yet it does not fall, for its foundation is on rock.

26 And every one who hears these my teachings and does not act upon them will be found to resemble a fool who builds his house upon sand.

27 The heavy rain descends, the swollen torrents come, and the winds blow and burst upon the house, and it falls; and disastrous is the fall."

28 When Jesus had concluded this discourse, the crowds were filled with amazement at His teaching,

29 for He had been teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their Scribes taught.

New International Version NIV

23 Then 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.

25 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.

26 But 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.

27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching,

29 because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.