Matthew 7:24

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Whosoever heareth of me these sayinges and doethe the same I wyll lyken hym vnto a wyse man which bylt hys housse on a rocke:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Πᾶς οὖν ὅστις ἀκούει μου τοὺς λόγους τούτους, καὶ ποιεῖ αὐτοὺς, ὁμοιώσω αὐτὸν ἀνδρὶ φρονίμῳ, ὅστις ᾠκοδόμησεν τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν πέτραν:

Transliteration

Every pas therefore oun whoever hostis akouei of me the logous these, and poiei them, I will liken homoiōsō him to a man andri phronimō, whoever hostis ōkodomēsen the oikian of him upon the petran:

Grammar Details

• *pas*: nominative, masculine, singular - every/all/whole
• *oun*: inferential particle - therefore/then
• *hostis*: nominative, masculine, singular - whoever/anyone who
• *akouei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - hears/listens to
• *logous*: accusative, masculine, plural - words/sayings
• *poiei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - does/performs
• *homoiōsō*: future active indicative, 1st person singular - I will liken/compare
• *andri*: dative, masculine, singular - to a man
• *phronimō*: dative, masculine, singular - wise/prudent/sensible
• *ōkodomēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - built/constructed
• *oikian*: accusative, feminine, singular - house/dwelling
• *petran*: accusative, feminine, singular - rock/bedrock

Word Meanings

• *pas*: every/all/the whole/anyone
• *hostis*: whoever/anyone who/which
• *logous*: words/sayings/teachings
• *poiei*: does/performs/practices/fulfills
• *phronimō*: wise/prudent/sensible/thoughtful
• *petran*: rock/bedrock/stone

Referenced Verses

• Luke 6:47-49 : 47 whosoever cometh to me and heareth my sayinges and dothe the same I will shewe you to whome he ys lyke. 48 He is like a man which bilt an housse: and digged depe and layde the foundacio on a rocke. Whe the waters arose the fludde bet apo that housse and coulde not move yt. For it was grounded apon a rocke. 49 But he that heareth and doth not is lyke a man that with out foundacion bylt an housse apon the erth agaynst which the fludde did bet: and it fell by and by. And ye fall of yt housse was greate.
• John 13:17 : 17 If ye vnderstonde these thinges happy are ye yf ye do them.
• John 14:15 : 15 If ye love me kepe my comaundementes
• Luke 11:28 : 28 But he sayde: Ye happy are they that heare the worde of God and kepe it.
• 1 Cor 3:10-11 : 10 Accordynge to the grace of god geven vnto me as a wyse bylder have I layde the foundacio And another bylt thero But let every ma take hede how he bildeth apo. 11 For other foundacion can no man laye then yt which is layde which is Iesus Christ.
• Jas 2:17-26 : 17 Eve so fayth yf it have no dedes is deed in it selfe. 18 Ye and a man myght saye: Thou hast fayth and I have dedes: Shewe me thy fayth by thy dedes: and I will shewe the my fayth by my dedes. 19 Belevest thou yt ther is one God? Thou doest well. The devyls also beleve and tremble. 20 Wilt thou vnderstonde o thou vayne man that fayth with out dedes is deed? 21 Was not Abraha oure father iustified thorow workes when he offered Isaac his sonne vpo the aultre? 22 Thou seist how that fayth wrought with his dedes and through the dedes was the fayth made parfect: 23 and ye scripture was fulfilled which sayth: Abraham beleved God and it was reputed vnto him for rightewesnes: and he was called the frede of God. 24 Ye se then how that of dedes a man is iustified and not of fayth only. 25 Lyke wyse also was not Raab the harlot iustifyed thorow workes when she receaved the messengers and sent the out another waye? 26 For as the body with oute the sprete is deed eve so fayth with out dedes is deed
• 1 John 2:3 : 3 And herby we are sure that we knowe him yf we kepe his comaundementes.
• 1 John 3:22-24 : 22 and what soever we axe we shall receave of him: be cause we kepe his commaundementes and do those thinges which are pleasinge in his sight. 23 And this is his comaundemet that we beleve on ye name of his sonne Iesus Christ and love one another as he gave comaundemet. 24 And he yt kepeth his comaundemetes dwelleth in him and he in him: and therby we knowe that ther abydeth in vs of the sprete which he gave vs.
• John 15:10 : 10 Yf ye shall kepe my comaudemetes ye shall byde in my love eve as I have kept my fathers comaundementes and byde in his love.
• John 15:14 : 14 Ye are my fredes yf ye do whatsoever I commaunde you.
• John 14:22-24 : 22 Iudas sayde vnto him (not Iudas Iscarioth) Lorde what is the cause that thou wilt shewe thy selfe vnto vs and not vnto the worlde? 23 Iesus answered and sayde vnto him: yf a man love me and wyll kepe my sayinges my father also will love him and we will come vnto him and will dwelle with him. 24 He that loveth me not kepeth not my sayinges. And the wordes which ye heare are not myne but the fathers which sent me.
• Matt 6:19-21 : 19 Se that ye gaddre you not treasure vpon ye erth where rust and mothes corrupte and where theves breake through and steale. 20 But gaddre ye treasure togeder in heve where nether rust nor mothes corrupte and where theves nether breake vp nor yet steale. 21 For where soever youre treasure ys there will youre hertes be also.
• Jas 1:21-27 : 21 Wherfore laye a parte all fylthynes all superfluite of maliciousnes and receave with meknes the worde yt is grafted in you which is able to save youre soules. 22 And se that ye be doars of the worde and not hearers only deceavinge youre awne selves with sophistrie 23 For yf eny heare the worde and do it not he is lyke vnto a man that beholdeth his bodyly face in a glasse. 24 For assone as he hath loked on him silfe he goeth his waye and forgetteth immediatlie what his fassion was. 25 But who so loketh in the parfaict lawe of libertie and continueth ther in (yf he be not a forgetfull hearer but a doar of ye worke) the same shall be happie in his dede. 26 Yf eny man amonge you seme devoute and refrayne not his tonge: but deceave his awne herte this mannes devocion is in vayne 27 Pure devocion and vndefiled before God the father is this: to vysit the frendlesse and widdowes in their adversite and to kepe him silfe vnspotted of the worlde.
• Matt 5:3-9 : 3 Blessed are the povre in sprete: for theirs is the kyngdome of heven. 4 Blessed are they that morne: for they shalbe conforted. 5 Blessed are the meke: for they shall inheret the erth. 6 Blessed are they which honger and thurst for rightewesnes: for they shalbe filled. 7 Blessed are ye mercifull: for they shall obteyne mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in herte: for they shall se God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shalbe called the chyldren of God. 10 Blessed are they which suffre persecucio for rightwesnes sake: for theirs ys the kyngdome of heuen. 11 Blessed are ye when men reuyle you and persecute you and shall falsly say all manner of yvell saynges agaynst you for my sake. 12 Reioyce and be glad for greate is youre rewarde in heven. For so persecuted they ye Prophetes which were before youre dayes.
• Matt 5:28-32 : 28 But I say vnto you that whosoeuer looketh on a wyfe lustynge after her hathe comitted advoutrie with hir alredy in his hert. 29 Wherfore yf thy right eye offende ye plucke hym out and caste him from the. Better it is for the yt one of thy membres perisshe then that thy hole bodye shuld be cast into hell. 30 Also if thy right honde offend ye cut hym of and caste hym from the. Better yt ys that one of thy membres perisshe then that all thy body shulde be caste in to hell. 31 It ys sayd whosoever put awaye his wyfe let hym geve her a testymonyall also of the devorcement. 32 But I say vnto you: whosoever put awaye his wyfe (except it be for fornicacion) causeth her to breake matrymony. And whosoever maryeth her that is devorsed breaketh wedlocke.
• Matt 7:13-14 : 13 Enter in at the strayte gate: for wyde is ye gate and broade is the waye that leadeth to destruccion: and many ther be which goo yn therat. 14 But strayte is the gate and narowe ys the waye which leadeth vnto lyfe: and feawe there be that fynde it.
• Matt 12:50 : 50 For whosoever dothe my fathers will which is in heve the same is my brother suster and mother.
• Matt 6:14-15 : 14 For and yf ye shall forgeve other men their treaspases youre hevenly father shall also forgeve you. 15 But and ye wyll not forgeve men their trespases nomore shall youre father forgeve youre treaspases.
• Matt 7:7-8 : 7 Axe and it shalbe geven you. Seke and ye shall fynd. knocke and it shalbe opened vnto you. 8 For whosoever axeth receaveth and he yt seketh fyndeth and to hym that knocketh it shalbe opened.
• Gal 5:6-7 : 6 For in Iesu Christ nether is circumcision enythinge worth nether yet vncircocision but faith which by love is mighty in operacion. 7 Ye did runne well: who was a let vnto you that ye shuld not obey the trueth?
• Gal 6:7-8 : 7 Be not deceaved God is not mocked. For what soever a man soweth yt shall he reepe. 8 He that soweth in his flesshe shall of ye flesshe reepe corrupcio. But he yt soweth in ye sprete shall of the sprete reepe lyfe everlastinge.
• 1 John 5:3-5 : 3 This is ye love of god yt we kepe his comaundemetes and his comaundementes are not greveous 4 For all that is borne of god over commeth the worlde. And this is the victory that overcometh the worlde even oure fayth. 5 Who is it that overcommeth the worlde: but he which beleveth that Iesus is ye sonne of god?
• Rev 22:14-15 : 14 Blessed are they that do hys commaundmentes that their power maye be in the tree of lyfe and maye entre in thorow the gates into the cite. 15 For without shalbe dogges and inchauters and whormongers and mortherers and ydolaters and whosoever loveth or makith lesynges.
• Jas 3:13-18 : 13 So can no fountayne geve bothe salt water and fresshe also. If eny man be wyse and endued with learnynge amonge you let him shewe the workes of his good conversacio in meknes that ys coupled with wisdome. 14 But Yf ye have bitter envyinge and stryfe in youre hertes reioyce not: nether be lyars agaynst the trueth. 15 This wisdome descedeth not from a boue: but is erthy and naturall and divelisshe. 16 For where envyinge and stryfe is there is stablenes and all maner of evyll workes. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is fyrst pure then peasable gentle and easy to be entreated full of mercy and good frutes without iudgynge and without simulacio: 18 yee and the frute of rightewesnes is sowen in peace of them that mayntene peace.
• Rom 2:6-9 : 6 which will rewarde every ma accordinge to his dedes: 7 that is to saye prayse honoure and immortalite to them which cotinue in good doynge and seke eternall lyfe. 8 But vnto them that are rebellious and disobey the trueth yet folowe iniquytie shall come indignacion and wrath 9 tribulacion and anguysshe vpon the soule of every man that doth evyll: of the Iewe fyrst and also of the gentyll.