and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
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.”
- KJV 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.
- BSB The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
- 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 anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.
- 2 Pet 2:20–22For if, after they have escaped the defilement of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in it and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
- 1 Cor 3:13each man’s work will be revealed. For the Day will declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself will test what sort of work each man’s work is.
- Heb 10:26–31For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more a sacrifice for sins,
- Matt 12:43–45When an unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and doesn’t find it.
- Ezek 13:10–16“‘Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, “Peace;” and there is no peace. When one builds up a wall, behold, they plaster it with whitewash.
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