Matthew 7:25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And 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.

The rain

For

1 John 2:19

General references

Bible References

The rain

Say to [those] covering [it] [with] whitewash that it will fall; there will be {a torrent of rain}, and I will give stones of hail; they will fall! And a {windstorm} will burst forth!

He will sit [as] a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the children of Levi, and he will refine them like gold and like silver, and they will present to Yahweh offerings in righteousness.

strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging [them] to continue in the faith and [saying], "Through many persecutions it is necessary [for] us to enter into the kingdom of God."

the work of each one will become evident. For the day will reveal [it], because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the work of each one, of what sort it is.

Blessed [is] the person who endures testing, because [when he] is approved he will receive the crown of life that he has promised to those who love him.

so that the genuineness of your faith, more valuable than gold that is passing away, but is tested by fire, may be found to [result in] praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

For

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it!

Planted in the house of Yahweh, they will flourish in the courts of our God.

Those who trust in Yahweh [are] like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, [but] abides forever.

[that] Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith (you having been firmly rooted and established in love),

firmly rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding with thankfulness.

who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time,

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us. But [they went out], in order that it might be shown that all of them are not of us.

General references

And Noah did according to all that God commanded him; thus he did.

" 'If you walk in my statutes and you keep my commands and you do them,

Now five of them were foolish and five [were] wise.

But he said, "On the contrary, blessed [are] those who hear the word of God and follow [it]!"