Focused Passage

Luke 6:46-49

The Lord of the Sabbath Forms a Kingdom People

Luke moves from Sabbath controversy to apostolic formation, from healing power to kingdom teaching, and from blessing and enemy-love to the demand for obedient foundations under Jesus' word.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

46 Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?

47 I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:

48 He 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.

49 But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”

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References and Original Words

Verse 46

Original words

- δέ G1161 Conjunction Why Τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular do you call καλεῖτε G2564 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular Lord Κύριε G2962 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Lord κύριε G2962 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular [but] καὶ G2532 Conjunction {do} not οὐ G3756 Adverb do ποιεῖτε G4160 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural what G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural I say λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Verse 47

Original words

I will show ὑποδείξω G5263 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural what τίνι G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular he is ἐστὶν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular like ὅμοιος G3664 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Πᾶς G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular who G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular comes ἐρχόμενος G2064 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular to πρός G4314 Preposition Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction hears ἀκούων G191 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular My μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural words λόγων G3056 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction acts on ποιῶν G4160 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular them αὐτούς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Verse 48

Original words

He is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular like ὅμοιός G3664 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular a man ἀνθρώπῳ G444 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular building οἰκοδομοῦντι G3618 Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular a house οἰκίαν G3614 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular who ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular dug down ἔσκαψεν G4626 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction deep ἐβάθυνεν G900 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction laid ἔθηκεν G5087 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [his] foundation θεμέλιον G2310 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular rock πέτραν G4073 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular When δὲ G1161 Conjunction [the] flood πλημμύρης G4132 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular came γενομένης G1096 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular torrent ποταμὸς G4215 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular crashed against προσέρηξεν G4366 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular that ἐκείνῃ G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular house οἰκίᾳ G3614 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular but καὶ G2532 Conjunction could ἴσχυσεν G2480 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular not οὐκ G3756 Adverb shake σαλεῦσαι G4531 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active it αὐτὴν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular because διὰ G1223 Preposition it αὐτήν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular was well built οἰκοδομῆσθαι G3618 Verb - Perfect Infinitive Middle or Passive . . . καλῶς G2573 Adverb

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR because its foundation was on the rock; see Matthew 7:25.
Verse 49

Original words

But δὲ G1161 Conjunction the [one who] G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular hears [My words] ἀκούσας G191 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction {does} not μὴ G3361 Adverb act on them ποιήσας G4160 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular like ὅμοιός G3664 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular a man ἀνθρώπῳ G444 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular who built οἰκοδομήσαντι G3618 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular [his] house οἰκίαν G3614 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular ground γῆν G1093 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular without χωρὶς G5565 Preposition [a] foundation θεμελίου G2310 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular The G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular torrent ποταμός G4215 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular crashed against προσέρηξεν G4366 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [that house] G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction immediately εὐθὺς G2112 Adverb it fell συνέπεσεν G4098 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction great μέγα G3173 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular was ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular vvv τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular vvv τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular vvv οἰκίας G3614 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular [its] ἐκείνης G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular destruction ῥῆγμα G4485 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular

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