KJV King James Version
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 7:27
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
WEB World English Bible
The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”
ASV American Standard Version
and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the rain did descend, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 7
24 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:
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
29 For he taught them as [one] having authority, and not as the scribes.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandκατέβηG2597 · katabainōto come/go downἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoβροχὴG1028 · brochērainκαὶG2532 · kaiandἦλθονG2064 · erchomaito come/goοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoποταμοὶG4215 · potamosriverκαὶG2532 · kaiandἔπνευσανG4154 · pneōto blowοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄνεμοι,G417 · anemoswindκαὶG2532 · kaiandπροσέκοψανG4350 · proskoptōto strikeτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoοἰκίᾳG3614 · oikiahomeἐκείνῃ,G1565 · ekeinosthatκαὶG2532 · kaiandἔπεσεν·G4098 · piptōto collapseκαὶG2532 · kaiandἦνG1510 · eimito beἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoπτῶσιςG4431 · ptōsisfallαὐτῆςG846 · autosit/s/heμεγάλη.¶G3173 · megasgreat
Cross-references
Matthew 13:19-22When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth [it] not, then cometh the wicked [one], and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.2 Peter 2:20-22For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.1 Corinthians 3:13Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.Hebrews 10:26-31For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,Matthew 12:43-45When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.Ezekiel 13:10-16Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and [there was] no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered [morter]:
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