Matthew 7:25

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The rain came down, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and{G2532} the rain{G1028} descended,{G2597} and{G2532} the floods{G4215} came,{G2064} and{G2532} the winds{G417} blew,{G4154} and{G2532} beat upon{G4363} that{G1565} house;{G3614} and{G2532} if fell{G4098} not:{G3756} for{G1063} it was founded{G2311} upon{G1909} the rock.{G4073}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} the rain{G1028} descended{G2597}{(G5627)}, and{G2532} the floods{G4215} came{G2064}{(G5627)}, and{G2532} the winds{G417} blew{G4154}{(G5656)}, and{G2532} beat upon{G4363}{(G5627)} that{G1565} house{G3614}; and{G2532} it fell{G4098}{(G5627)} not{G3756}: for{G1063} it was founded{G2311}{(G5718)} upon{G1909} a rock{G4073}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and aboundance of rayne descended and the fluddes came and the wyndes blewe and bet vpon that same housse and it fell not because it was grounded on the rocke.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Now whan abundaunce of rayne descended, and the wyndes blewe and bet vpon that same house, it fel not, because it was grounded on the rocke.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the raine fell, and the floods came, and the windes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell not: for it was grounded on a rocke.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the rayne descended, and the fluddes came, and the wyndes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell not, because it was grounded on a rocke.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹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.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn't fall, for it was founded on the rock.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the rain did descend, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and they beat on that house, and it fell not, for it had been founded on the rock.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was founded upon the rock.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was founded upon the rock.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house, but it was not moved; because it was based on the rock.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn't fall, for it was founded on the rock.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because its foundation had been laid on rock.

Referenced Verses

  • Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is the man who endures temptation: for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
  • 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
  • Ps 125:1-2 : 1 Those who trust in the LORD shall be like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but endures forever. 2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people from now on and forevermore.
  • Ezek 13:11-16 : 11 Say to those who daub it with untempered mortar, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and you, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. 12 Surely, when the wall has fallen, will it not be said to you, 'Where is the daubing with which you have daubed it?' 13 Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD: I will rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; there shall be an overflowing shower in my anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it. 14 So will I break down the wall that you have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and you shall be consumed in its midst; and you shall know that I am the LORD. 15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall and upon those who daubed it with untempered mortar, and will say to you, 'The wall is no more, nor are those who daubed it.' 16 This is concerning the prophets of Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and see visions of peace for her, when there is no peace, says the Lord GOD.
  • Acts 14:22 : 22 Strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying that we must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.
  • 1 Cor 3:13-15 : 13 Each one's work will become clear: for the day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone's work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone's work is burned, he will suffer loss: but he himself will be saved; yet so as through fire.
  • 1 Pet 1:5 : 5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
  • Col 2:7 : 7 Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
  • Mal 3:3 : 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver, that they may offer to the LORD an offering in righteousness.
  • Ps 92:13-15 : 13 Those who are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be full of sap and flourishing, 15 To show that the LORD is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
  • Eph 3:17 : 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
  • Matt 16:18 : 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
  • 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Matt 7:26-28
    3 verses
    93%

    26 And everyone who hears these sayings of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

    27 And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.

    28 And it happened, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching.

  • Luke 6:47-49
    3 verses
    87%

    47 Whoever comes to me, and hears my sayings, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like:

    48 He is like a man who built a house, and dug deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

    49 But he that hears, and does not, is like a man who without a foundation built a house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

  • 24 Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

  • 2 For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters.

  • 13 They on the rock are they, who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

  • 7 The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand.

  • 25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

  • 37 And a great storm of wind arose, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

  • 12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

  • Luke 8:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

    6 And some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

  • 44 And whoever falls on this stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.

  • 70%

    11 Say to those who daub it with untempered mortar, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and you, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.

    12 Surely, when the wall has fallen, will it not be said to you, 'Where is the daubing with which you have daubed it?'

  • 17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.

  • 69%

    10 According to the grace of God which is given to me, as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let every man be careful how he builds on it.

    11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

  • 2 And Jesus, answering, said to him, See these great buildings? There shall not be one stone left upon another, which shall not be thrown down.

  • 69%

    17 And he looked at them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the cornerstone?

    18 Whoever falls upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it falls, it will grind him to powder.

  • 18 And surely the mountain falling comes to nothing, and the rock is removed out of its place.

  • 16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation: he who believes shall not act hastily.

  • 15 And let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house:

  • 18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

  • Mark 4:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5 And some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of earth.

    6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

  • 5 Some fell on rocky places, where there was not much soil, and they immediately sprang up because the soil was shallow.

  • 8 When you build a new house, then you shall make a parapet for your roof, that you bring not blood upon your house if any man falls from it.

  • 25 As the whirlwind passes, so is the wicked no more, but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

  • 2 Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, like a flood of mighty waters overflowing, who shall cast down to the earth with the hand.

  • 2 And Jesus said to them, Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone will be left here upon another that will not be thrown down.

  • 3 If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if the tree falls toward the south or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it shall be.

  • 16 Who were cut down before their time, whose foundations were swept away by a flood?

  • 11 For behold, the LORD commands, and He will strike the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

  • 31 In that day, he who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, let him not come down to take them away: and he who is in the field, let him likewise not turn back.

  • 3 By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established.

  • 39 and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.

  • 3 If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?

  • 5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.

  • 25 When once the master of the house has arisen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us; and he will answer and say to you, I do not know you, where you are from:

  • 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

  • 25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself will not stand:

  • 6 As for these things which you behold, the days will come when there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

  • 12 And the fortress of the high fort of your walls will He bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.

  • 10 And it occurred after seven days that the floodwaters were upon the earth.

  • 19 and suddenly a great wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they are dead; and I alone have escaped to tell you."