Luke 6:48
He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
Context
This verse from Luke Chapter 6 connects to 10 cross-references. Sabbath controversies over plucking grain and healing a withered hand. Jesus chooses the twelve apostles after a night of prayer. The Sermon on the Plain parallels Matthew 5-7: Beatitudes for the poor, hungry, weeping, and hated; woes for the rich, …
Other Translations
he is like a man building a house, who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock: and when a flood arose, the stream brake against that house, and could not shake it: because it had been well builded.
he is like to a man building a house, who did dig, and deepen, and laid a foundation upon the rock, and a flood having come, the stream broke forth on that house, and was not able to shake it, for it had been founded upon the rock.
He is like a man building a house, who went deep and put the base of it on a rock; and when the water came up and the river was driving against that house, it was not moved, because the building was good.
Cross References
For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.
Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then …
There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our …
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the …
Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a …
Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength:
Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much …
Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and …