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

25 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.

26 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.

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

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

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 24

Original words

Therefore οὖν G3767 Conjunction everyone Πᾶς G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular who ὅστις G3748 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular hears ἀκούει G191 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular these τούτους G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural words λόγους G3056 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural of Mine μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction acts on ποιεῖ G4160 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular them αὐτούς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural is like ὁμοιωθήσεται G3666 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular [a] wise φρονίμῳ G5429 Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular man ἀνδρὶ G435 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular who ὅστις G3748 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular built ᾠκοδόμησεν G3618 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular house οἰκίαν G3614 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular rock πέτραν G4073 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 25

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction The G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular rain βροχὴ G1028 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular fell κατέβη G2597 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural torrents ποταμοὶ G4215 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural raged ἦλθον G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural winds ἄνεμοι G417 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural blew ἔπνευσαν G4154 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction beat against προσέπεσαν G4363 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural that ἐκείνῃ G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular house οἰκίᾳ G3614 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular yet καὶ G2532 Conjunction it did not fall ἔπεσεν G4098 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . οὐκ G3756 Adverb because γὰρ G1063 Conjunction its foundation was τεθεμελίωτο G2311 Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular rock πέτραν G4073 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 26

Original words

But καὶ G2532 Conjunction everyone πᾶς G3956 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular who G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular hears ἀκούων G191 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular these τούτους G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural words λόγους G3056 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural of Mine μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb does not act on ποιῶν G4160 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular them αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural is like ὁμοιωθήσεται G3666 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular a foolish μωρῷ G3474 Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular man ἀνδρὶ G435 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular who ὅστις G3748 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular built ᾠκοδόμησεν G3618 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular house οἰκίαν G3614 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular on ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular sand ἄμμον G285 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 27

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction The G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular rain βροχὴ G1028 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular fell κατέβη G2597 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural torrents ποταμοὶ G4215 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural raged ἦλθον G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural winds ἄνεμοι G417 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural blew ἔπνευσαν G4154 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction beat against προσέκοψαν G4350 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural that ἐκείνῃ G1565 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular house οἰκίᾳ G3614 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction it fell ἔπεσεν G4098 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction great μεγάλη G3173 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular was ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular its αὐτῆς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular collapse πτῶσις G4431 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Verse 28

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular When ὅτε G3753 Adverb - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular had finished ἐτέλεσεν G5055 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural saying λόγους G3056 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural these things τούτους G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural crowds ὄχλοι G3793 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural were astonished ἐξεπλήσσοντο G1605 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural at ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular teaching διδαχῇ G1322 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 29

Original words

because γὰρ G1063 Conjunction He ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular taught διδάσκων G1321 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular - αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural as [one] ὡς G5613 Adverb who had ἔχων G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular authority ἐξουσίαν G1849 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction not οὐχ G3756 Adverb as ὡς G5613 Adverb - οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural their αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural scribes γραμματεῖς G1122 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural

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