Matthew 7:24 - The Message24-25 “These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock. Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit—but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176924 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition24 So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts upon them [obeying them] will be like a sensible (prudent, practical, wise) man who built his house upon the rock. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)24 Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock: See the chapterCommon English Bible24 “Everybody who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise builder who built a house on bedrock. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version24 Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and does them shall be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock. See the chapter |