Matthew 7:25

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:25

When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are established forever.

Malachi 3:3

he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness.

Matthew 16:18

And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

Matthew 7:24

“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.

Matthew 7:26

And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

Matthew 7:27

The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its fall!”

Acts 14:22

There they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.”

Ephesians 3:17

and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love.

Colossians 2:7

rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

James 1:12

Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

1 Peter 1:5

who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1 Peter 1:7

so that the genuineness of your faith—being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

1 John 2:19

They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But by going out they made it plain that none of them belongs to us.