to hear (in various senses) · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
these
τούτουςtoútous
G5128
these (persons
sayings
λόγουςlogous
G3056
something said (including the thought) · noun — accusative plural masculine
of mine
μοῦmoû
G3450
of me
and
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
doeth
ποιῶνpoiōn
G4160
to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
them
αὐτοὺςautous
G846
the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
not
μὴmē
G3361
(adverb) not · particle — negative
shall be likened
ὁμοιωθήσεταιhomoiōthēsetai
G3666
to assimilate · verb — future passive indicative, 3rd person singular
unto a
ἀνδρὶandri
G435
a man (properly as an individual male) · noun — dative singular masculine
foolish
μωρῷmōrō
G3474
dull or stupid (as if shut up) · adjective — dative singular masculine
man
ἀνήρanḗr
G435
a man (properly as an individual male)
which
ὅστιςhostis
G3748
which some · relative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
built
ᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsen
G3618
to be a house-builder · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
his
αὐτοῦautou
G846
the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
house
οἰκίανoikian
G3614
properly · noun — accusative singular feminine
upon
ἐπὶepi
G1909
properly · preposition
the sand
ἄμμον.ammon
G285
sand (as heaped on the beach) · noun — accusative singular feminine
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Cross-references
Jeremiah 8:9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?
Luke 6:49 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…
James 2:20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
1 Samuel 2:30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now t…
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Matthew 7:21–end
We have here the conclusion of this long and excellent sermon, the scope of which is to show the indispensable necessity of obedience to the commands of Christ; this is designed to clench the nail, that it might fix in a sure place: he speaks this to his disciples, that sat at his feet whenever he preached, and followed him wherever he went. Had he sought his own praise among men, he would have said, that was enough; but the religion he came to establish is in power, not in word only (Co1 4:20), and therefore something more is necessary.
I. He shows, by a plain remonstrance, that an outward profession of religion, however remarkable, will not bring us to heaven, unless there be a corresponde…
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine--in the attitude of discipleship.
and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand--denoting a loose foundation--that of an empty profession and mere external services.
John Gill on Matthew 7:26
And everyone that heareth these sayings of mine,.... Who only externally hears them, but has no understanding of them; do not believe them, nor like and approve of them, but hates and despises them; or if not, depends upon his external hearing of them, and contents himself with a speculative knowledge, without the practice of them,
and doth them not; does not yield the obedience of faith to the doctrines of the Gospel, nor submits to the ordinances of it, but neglects them, and all other duties of religion: or if he does obey, it is only outwardly, not from the heart; nor from a principle of love; nor in faith; nor in the name and strength of Christ; nor for the glory of God, but in order t…
Matthew 7:24-29
Matthew 7:24-29
Luke 6:47:49
24. Every one, therefore, who heareth those saying of mine, and doeth them, I will compare him to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock. 25. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and struck against that house, and it did not fall: for it had been founded on a rock. 26. And every one who heareth those saying of mine, and doeth them not, shall be compared to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand. 27. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and struck against that house: and it fell, and the downfall of it was great. 28. And it happened, when Jesus had finished these sayings, that the mult…
The Church Fathers
Or otherwise; On sand which is loose and cannot be bound into one mass, all the doctrine of heretics is built so as to fall.
(Verse 26.) For it was founded upon a rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man. Upon this rock the Lord built his Church (Matthew 15): from this rock the apostle Peter obtained his name. Upon a rock of this kind, serpent's tracks are not found (Proverbs 30). Concerning this, the prophet speaks confidently: He set my feet upon a rock (Psalm 40:3). And in another place: The rock is a refuge for rabbits, or porcupines (Psalm 104:8). For a timid animal takes refuge in the caves of the rocks: and with its rough skin and completely armed with javelins, it protects itself with such defense. Therefore, it is said to Moses at that time when he had fled from Egypt, and the rabbit was the Lord's: Stand in the opening of the rock, and you will see my back parts. (Exodus 33:21).
Our Lord and our Redeemer Jesus Christ in His living Gospel invited us to draw nigh in wisdom to the work of keeping His commandments, and to lay within ourselves the foundation of His discipline rightly, in order that the edifice of our life and character might mount up straightly. For he who knoweth not how to begin wisely the building of this tower which goeth up to heaven is not able to complete it or to bring it to the finish which is of wisdom. For knowledge and wisdom should order, and arrange, and work the beginning and end and founding of the edifice, and whosoever beginneth thus is called a wise man by the word of our Redeemer, "Whosoever heareth these My words, and doeth them, is like unto a wise man who hath dug, and made deep, and set his building upon the rock: and the rain descended, and the rivers came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not; for its foundations were laid upon the rock. But whosoever heareth and doeth not, is like unto a foolish man who set his building upon the sand, and even if feeble things beat upon his building they will sweep it away". We are therefore bound by the word of our Teacher not to be constant listeners only to the Word of God but also constant doers.
The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).
Dictionary and topics
Commandments · DISCOURSE — DISCOURSE
Fool · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Fools · Hear the gospel and obey it not — Hear the gospel and obey it not
Hearers · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Houses · Sometimes built without foundation — Sometimes built without foundation
Parables · Parables of christ: Wise and foolish builders — Parables of christ: Wise and foolish builders
Religion · TRUE — TRUE
Wicked (People) · .Fools building upon sand — .Fools building upon sand
Wicked, The, Are Compared To · Fools building upon sand — Fools building upon sand
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
