Luke 6:49

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

That heareth

Against

1 Thessalonians 3:5

Immediately

1 John 2:19

The ruin

2 Peter 2:20

Bible References

That heareth

Why do you say to me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.

But his people had no love for him, and sent representatives after him, saying, We will not have this man for our ruler.

As for the word which you have said to us in the name of the Lord, we will not give ear to you.

And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.

And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went.

All things, then, which they give you orders to do, these do and keep: but do not take their works as your example, for they say and do not.

He takes away every branch in me which has no fruit, and every branch which has fruit he makes clean, so that it may have more fruit.

But be doers of the word, and not only hearers of it, blinding yourselves with false ideas.

Even so faith without works is dead.

So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue,

And by this we may be certain that we have knowledge of him, if we keep his laws.

Against

And that which went on the stones, this is he who, hearing the word, straight away takes it with joy;

And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another.

I am conscious that after I am gone, evil wolves will come in among you, doing damage to the flock;

And I gave them punishment frequently, in all the Synagogues, forcing them to say things against God; and burning with passion against them, I went after them even into far-away towns.

For this reason, when I was no longer able to keep quiet, I sent to get news of your faith, fearing that you might be tested by the Evil One and that our work might come to nothing.

Immediately

He whose ways are upright will be safe, but sudden will be the fall of him whose ways are twisted.

I will not give punishment to your daughters or your brides for their evil behaviour; for they make themselves separate with loose women, and make offerings with those who are used for sex purposes in the worship of the gods: the people who have no wisdom will be sent away.

But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of a man, goes through dry places looking for rest, and getting it not.

And they have no root in themselves, but go on for a time; then, when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, they quickly become full of doubts.

They went out from us but they were not of us; if they had been of us they would still be with us: but they went out from us so that it might be made clear that they were not of us.

The ruin

I say to you, It will be better in that day for Sodom than for that town.

The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of a man, goes through dry places, looking for rest; and when he does not get it, he says, I will go back to my house from which I came.

And the servant who had knowledge of his lord's desires and was not ready for him and did not do as he was ordered, will be given a great number of blows;

For if we do evil on purpose after we have had the knowledge of what is true, there is no more offering for sins,

For if, after they have got free from the unclean things of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again taken in the net and overcome, their last condition is worse than their first.