Luke 6:48

New Living Translation

It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:2

He sang: “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;

2 Samuel 22:32

For who is God except the Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock?

2 Samuel 22:47

“The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock! May God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted!

2 Samuel 22:5

“The waves of death overwhelmed me; floods of destruction swept over me.

2 Samuel 23:3

The God of Israel spoke. The Rock of Israel said to me: ‘The one who rules righteously, who rules in the fear of God,

Psalm 32:6

Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time, that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.

Psalm 62:2

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken.

Psalm 95:1

Come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.

Proverbs 10:25

When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away, but the godly have a lasting foundation.

Isaiah 26:4

Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.

Isaiah 28:16

Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem, a firm and tested stone. It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on. Whoever believes need never be shaken.

Isaiah 59:19

In the west, people will respect the name of the Lord; in the east, they will glorify him. For he will come like a raging flood tide driven by the breath of the Lord.

Nahum 1:8

But he will sweep away his enemies in an overwhelming flood. He will pursue his foes into the darkness of night.

Luke 6:47

I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it.

Luke 6:49

But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house right on the ground, without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.”

John 16:33

I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”

Acts 14:22

where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that we must suffer many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God.

Ephesians 2:20

Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself.

Deuteronomy 32:15

“But Israel soon became fat and unruly; the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed! Then they abandoned the God who had made them; they made light of the Rock of their salvation.

Deuteronomy 32:18

You neglected the Rock who had fathered you; you forgot the God who had given you birth.

Deuteronomy 32:31

But the rock of our enemies is not like our Rock, as even they recognize.

2 Timothy 2:19

But God’s truth stands firm like a foundation stone with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and “All who belong to the Lord must turn away from evil.”

2 Peter 1:10

So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away.

1 John 2:28

And now, dear children, remain in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame.

Jude 1:24

Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault.

1 Samuel 2:2

No one is holy like the Lord! There is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.