Parallel Verses
NET Bible
But the person who hears and does not put my words into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against that house, it collapsed immediately, and was utterly destroyed!"
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
But the person who hears what I say but doesn't act on it is like someone who built a house on the ground without any foundation. When the floodwaters pushed against it, that house quickly collapsed, and the resulting destruction of that house was extensive."
A Conservative Version
But he who heard, and not having done, is like a man who built a house upon the soil without a foundation, on which the stream beat, and straightaway it fell. And the ruin of that house became great.
American Standard Version
But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
But the person who hears [my words] and does not obey them is like a man who built a house on the ground, without a foundation. [When] the river pounded against it, immediately it collapsed and the destruction of that house was complete."
Anderson New Testament
But he that hears, and does not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth, without a foundation, against which the torrent dashed with violence, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.
Bible in Basic English
But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great.
Common New Testament
But he who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation; against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great."
Daniel Mace New Testament
but he that does not practise what he hears, is like a man who built his house upon the loose earth without any foundation: the current beat impetuously against it: in the instant down it fell, and great were its ruins.
Darby Translation
And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without a foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.
Godbey New Testament
But the one hearing and not doing, is like unto a man building his house upon the ground without a foundation; against which the river broke, and it fell immediately, and great was the fall of that house.
Goodspeed New Testament
But the man who listens to it, and does not act upon it, is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation. The torrent burst upon it, and it collapsed at once, and the wreck of that house was complete."
John Wesley New Testament
But he that heareth, and doth not, is like a man that built an house without a foundation upon the earth: against which the stream broke vehemently, and immediately it fell: and the breach of that house was great.
Julia Smith Translation
And he having heard, and not having done, is like a man having built a house upon the earth, without a foundation; against which the river dashed, and immediately it fell; and the breaking of that house was great.
King James 2000
But he that hears, and does not, is like a man that without a foundation built a house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But the one who hears [my words] and does not do [them] is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation, which the river burst against, and immediately it collapsed--and the collapse of that house was great!"
Modern King James verseion
But he who hears and does not perform, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, on which the stream burst, and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But he that heareth and doth not, is like a man, that without foundation built a house upon the earth, against which, the flood did beat: and it fell by and by. And the fall of that house was great."
Moffatt New Testament
He who has listened and has not obeyed is like a man who built a house on the earth with no foundation; the river dashed against it and it collapsed at once, and the ruin of that house was great."
Montgomery New Testament
"But he who listens but does not do, is like a man who built a house upon the soil, without foundations, against which the torrent burst, and at once it fell in, and the ruin of that house was great."
New Heart English Bible
But he who hears, and does not do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."
Noyes New Testament
But he that heareth and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream dashed, and it fell at once, and the ruin of that house was great.
Sawyer New Testament
But he that hears and does not, is like a man building a house on the earth, without a foundation, against which the stream beat, and it fell immediately; and the ruin of that house was great.
The Emphasized Bible
But, he that hath heard and not done, is like unto a man having built a house upon the earth, without a foundation, - against which the stream burst, and, straightway, it fell in; and it came to pass, that, the crash of that house, was, great.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But he that heareth, and doth not practice, is like a man who built his house on the earth without a foundation; against which the river rushed violently, and immediately it fell; and the crash of the fall of that house was great.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But those who have listened and not acted upon what they have heard may be compared to a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation. The river swept down upon it, and the house immediately collapsed; and great was the crash that followed."
Webster
But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that, without a foundation, built a house on the earth, against which the stream beat vehemently, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.
Weymouth New Testament
But he who has heard and not practised is like a man who has built a house upon the soft soil without a foundation, against which the torrent bursts, and immediately it collapses, and terrible is the wreck and ruin of that house."
Williams New Testament
But the man who merely hears them and does not practice them is like a man who built a house upon the ground without a foundation. The torrent burst upon it, and at once it collapsed, and the wreck of that house was complete."
World English Bible
But he who hears, and doesn't do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."
Worrell New Testament
But he who heard and did not, is like a man who built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream broke, and straightway it collapsed; and the ruin of that house was great."
Worsley New Testament
But he that heareth and observeth not, is like a man that built an house upon the ground without any foundation, which the flood beat violently upon, and immediately it fell down, and the ruin of that house was great.
Youngs Literal Translation
'And he who heard and did not, is like to a man having builded a house upon the earth, without a foundation, against which the stream brake forth, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house became great.'
Themes
Common delusions » Building on sand
Foundation » Who is likened to a man that built his house upon sand
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The wise and foolish builders
Jesus Christ » History of » Delivers the "sermon on the mount" (in galilee)
spiritual Loss » Causes of » False foundations
Profit and loss » Spiritual loss causes of » False foundations
Sermon » Of jesus, "on the plain,"
Topics
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 6:49
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Plain: Two Houses And Two Foundations
48 He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep, and laid the foundation on bedrock. When a flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built. 49 But the person who hears and does not put my words into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against that house, it collapsed immediately, and was utterly destroyed!"
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 28:18
The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once.
Jeremiah 44:16-17
"We will not listen to what you claim the Lord has spoken to us!
Ezekiel 33:31
They come to you in crowds, and they sit in front of you as my people. They hear your words, but do not obey them. For they talk lustfully, and their heart is set on their own advantage.
Hosea 4:14
I will not punish your daughters when they commit prostitution, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men consort with harlots, they sacrifice with temple prostitutes. It is true: "A people that lacks understanding will come to ruin!"
Matthew 12:43-45
"When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but does not find it.
Matthew 13:20-22
The seed sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy.
Matthew 21:29-30
The boy answered, 'I will not.' But later he had a change of heart and went.
Matthew 23:3
Therefore pay attention to what they tell you and do it. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they teach.
Matthew 24:10
Then many will be led into sin, and they will betray one another and hate one another.
Mark 4:17
But they have no root in themselves and do not endure. Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.
Luke 6:46
"Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and don't do what I tell you?
Luke 8:5-7
"A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled on, and the wild birds devoured it.
Luke 10:12-16
I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town!
Luke 11:24-26
"When an unclean spirit goes out of a person, it passes through waterless places looking for rest but not finding any. Then it says, 'I will return to the home I left.'
Luke 12:47
That servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or do what his master asked will receive a severe beating.
Luke 19:14
But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to be king over us!'
Luke 19:27
But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be their king, bring them here and slaughter them in front of me!'"
John 15:2
He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit.
Acts 20:29
I know that after I am gone fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
Acts 26:11
I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to force them to blaspheme. Because I was so furiously enraged at them, I went to persecute them even in foreign cities.
1 Thessalonians 3:5
So when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter somehow tempted you and our toil had proven useless.
Hebrews 10:26-29
For if we deliberately keep on sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins is left for us,
James 1:22-26
But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.
James 2:17-26
So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.
2 Peter 1:5-9
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith excellence, to excellence, knowledge;
2 Peter 2:20
For if after they have escaped the filthy things of the world through the rich knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they again get entangled in them and succumb to them, their last state has become worse for them than their first.
1 John 2:3-4
Now by this we know that we have come to know God: if we keep his commandments.
1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us, because if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they went out from us to demonstrate that all of them do not belong to us.