Luke 6:48

KJV

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.

— Luke 6:48, King James Version
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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, …

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Other Translations

ASV

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.

YLT

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.

BBE

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.

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