And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
Parallel translations
- WEB The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell — and great was its fall.”
- BSB The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
- NKJV and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
- NASB And the rain fell and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and its collapse was great.”
- NLT When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”
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Quick answer
When the storm struck, the house on sand collapsed completely. A life that hears Christ but ignores him faces total ruin in the day of testing.
Overview
The same storm that tested the wise man's house falls on the foolish man's, and it falls with great destruction because it lacked a true foundation. The catastrophe pictures the final ruin of those who hear Christ's words but refuse to obey. The Sermon thus ends with a sober call to genuine, obedient discipleship grounded in Jesus himself.
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Cross-references · 6
- Matt 13:19–22When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
- 2 Pet 2:20–22For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
- 1 Cor 3:13Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.
- Heb 10:26–31For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
- Matt 12:43–45When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
- Ezek 13:10–16Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
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