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

Matthew 12:43

Mark 4:17

1 John 2:19

The ruin

2 Peter 2:20

Bible References

That heareth

And why do you call me Lord! Lord! and do not what I say?

A sower went out to sow his seed; and in his sowing, some fell by the way, and was trodden down, and the birds of heaven devoured it;

And his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We wish not this man to reign over us.

But he answered and said, I will not; but afterwards he repented, and went.

All things therefore which they tell you, do and keep. But do not their works. For they say and do not,

Every branch in me that bears not fruit he takes away; and every branch that bears fruit he trims, that it may bear more fruit.

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

So also faith, if it has not works, is dead, being alone.

and for the same purpose also, giving all diligence add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge,

And by this we know that we have known him, if we keep his commandments.

Against

He that received seed on the rocky places is he that hears the word and immediately receives it with joy

and then many shall be offended, and shall betray one another, and hate one another;

For I know that after my departure grievous wolves will come among you, not sparing the flock,

And punishing them often in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme, and being exceedingly mad against them, I pursued them even to cities abroad.

For this reason, being no longer able to forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest in some way the tempter should have tempted you, and our labor be in vain.

Immediately

But when the impure spirit has gone out of a man, it goes through dry places seeking a rest, and finds none.

and have no root in themselves, but are temporary [disciples]. Then, when affliction or persecution occurs on account of the word, they are immediately offended.

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us they would have continued with us; but [they went out from us] that they might be manifest that they are not all of us.

The ruin

I tell you, it shall be more tolerable for Sodom in that day than for that city.

When an impure spirit has gone out of a man, it passes through places destitute of water, seeking a rest; and not finding one, says, I will return to my house from which I came out.

And that servant who knew his lord's will and prepared not himself, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;

For if we sin willingly after having received the knowledge of the truth, there is no longer a sacrifice left for sins,

For if having escaped the defilements of the world by a knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled and overcome by them, the last state of those persons is worse than the first.