Focused Passage

Matthew 7:24-29

Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder

Matthew moves from humble judgment and self-examination, to prayerful dependence on the Father, to the Golden Rule, then to urgent warnings about the narrow way, false prophets, empty profession, and the need to build on Jesus' words.

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24Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

25The 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.

26But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

27The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”

28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,

29because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

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Verse 24

Original words

ThereforeοὖνG3767ConjunctioneveryoneΠᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoὅστιςG3748Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularhearsἀκούειG191Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheseτούτουςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralwordsλόγουςG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralof MineμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionacts onποιεῖG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Pluralis likeὁμοιωθήσεταιG3666Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular[a] wiseφρονίμῳG5429Adjective - Dative Masculine SingularmanἀνδρὶG435Noun - Dative Masculine SingularwhoὅστιςG3748Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularbuiltᾠκοδόμησενG3618Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularhouseοἰκίανG3614Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularonἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularrockπέτρανG4073Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 25

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularrainβροχὴG1028Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularfellκατέβηG2597Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraltorrentsποταμοὶG4215Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralragedἦλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralwindsἄνεμοιG417Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralblewἔπνευσανG4154Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionbeat againstπροσέπεσανG4363Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralthatἐκείνῃG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularhouseοἰκίᾳG3614Noun - Dative Feminine SingularyetκαὶG2532Conjunctionit did not fallἔπεσενG4098Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .οὐκG3756AdverbbecauseγὰρG1063Conjunctionits foundation wasτεθεμελίωτοG2311Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularonἐπὶG1909PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularrockπέτρανG4073Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 26

Original words

ButκαὶG2532ConjunctioneveryoneπᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularhearsἀκούωνG191Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheseτούτουςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralwordsλόγουςG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralof MineμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvμὴG3361Adverbdoes not act onποιῶνG4160Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularthemαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Pluralis likeὁμοιωθήσεταιG3666Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singulara foolishμωρῷG3474Adjective - Dative Masculine SingularmanἀνδρὶG435Noun - Dative Masculine SingularwhoὅστιςG3748Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularbuiltᾠκοδόμησενG3618Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularhouseοἰκίανG3614Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularonἐπὶG1909Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularsandἄμμονG285Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 27

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularrainβροχὴG1028Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularfellκατέβηG2597Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraltorrentsποταμοὶG4215Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralragedἦλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralwindsἄνεμοιG417Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralblewἔπνευσανG4154Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionbeat againstπροσέκοψανG4350Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralthatἐκείνῃG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularhouseοἰκίᾳG3614Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionit fellἔπεσενG4098Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiongreatμεγάληG3173Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularitsαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person SingularcollapseπτῶσιςG4431Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 28

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularWhenὅτεG3753Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhad finishedἐτέλεσενG5055Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralsayingλόγουςG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralthese thingsτούτουςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluraltheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralcrowdsὄχλοιG3793Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralwere astonishedἐξεπλήσσοντοG1605Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralatἐπὶG1909Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularteachingδιδαχῇG1322Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 29

Original words

becauseγὰρG1063ConjunctionHeἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartaughtδιδάσκωνG1321Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-αὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Pluralas [one]ὡςG5613Adverbwho hadἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularauthorityἐξουσίανG1849Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionnotοὐχG3756AdverbasὡςG5613Adverb-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraltheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralscribesγραμματεῖςG1122Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural

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