Matthew 7:24-29
The Two Builders
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Matthew 7:24-29 · 6 verses
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Matthew 7:24-29 · 6 verses
Matthew 7:24-29
24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27And 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.
28And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
29For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
Jesus closes the Sermon on the Mount with a parable. Two men build houses; the same storm hits both. The difference is not the storm, nor the labour, nor even the height of the house — but the foundation. Hearing his words is not enough; doing them is what holds when the rain descends.