Luke 6:48

Good News Translation (US Version)

He is like a man who, in building his house, dug deep and laid the foundation on rock. The river flooded over and hit that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.

Cross References

Psalm 62:2

He alone protects and saves me; he is my defender, and I shall never be defeated.

Isaiah 28:16

This, now, is what the Sovereign Lord says: “I am placing in Zion a foundation that is firm and strong. In it I am putting a solid cornerstone on which are written the words, ‘Faith that is firm is also patient.’

Jude 1:24

To him who is able to keep you from falling and to bring you faultless and joyful before his glorious presence—

Isaiah 26:4

Trust in the Lord forever; he will always protect us.

Ephesians 2:20

You, too, are built upon the foundation laid by the apostles and prophets, the cornerstone being Christ Jesus himself.

1 John 2:28

Yes, my children, remain in union with him, so that when he appears we may be full of courage and need not hide in shame from him on the Day he comes.

2 Timothy 2:19

But the solid foundation that God has laid cannot be shaken; and on it are written these words: “The Lord knows those who are his” and “Those who say that they belong to the Lord must turn away from wrongdoing.”

Psalm 32:6

So all your loyal people should pray to you in times of need; when a great flood of trouble comes rushing in, it will not reach them.

2 Samuel 22:32

The Lord alone is God; God alone is our defense.

Proverbs 10:25

Storms come, and the wicked are blown away, but honest people are always safe.

2 Samuel 22:47

The Lord lives! Praise my defender! Proclaim the greatness of the strong God who saves me!

Isaiah 59:19

From east to west everyone will fear him and his great power. He will come like a rushing river, like a strong wind.

2 Peter 1:10

So then, my friends, try even harder to make God's call and his choice of you a permanent experience; if you do so, you will never abandon your faith.

Acts 14:22

They strengthened the believers and encouraged them to remain true to the faith. “We must pass through many troubles to enter the Kingdom of God,” they taught.

John 16:33

I have told you this so that you will have peace by being united to me. The world will make you suffer. But be brave! I have defeated the world!”

Nahum 1:8

Like a great rushing flood he completely destroys his enemies; he sends to their death those who oppose him.

Psalm 95:1

Come, let us praise the Lord! Let us sing for joy to God, who protects us!

2 Samuel 22:5

The waves of death were all around me; the waves of destruction rolled over me.

Deuteronomy 32:15

“The Lord's people grew rich, but rebellious; they were fat and stuffed with food. They abandoned God their Creator and rejected their mighty savior.

2 Samuel 23:3

The God of Israel has spoken; the protector of Israel said to me: “The king who rules with justice, who rules in obedience to God,

2 Samuel 22:2

The Lord is my protector; he is my strong fortress.

1 Samuel 2:2

“No one is holy like the Lord; there is none like him, no protector like our God.

Deuteronomy 32:31

Their enemies know that their own gods are weak, not mighty like Israel's God.

Deuteronomy 32:18

They forgot their God, their mighty savior, the one who had given them life.

Luke 6:47

Anyone who comes to me and listens to my words and obeys them—I will show you what he is like.

Luke 6:49

But anyone who hears my words and does not obey them is like a man who built his house without laying a foundation; when the flood hit that house it fell at once—and what a terrible crash that was!”