Matthew 7:26
Matthew 7:26 is the twenty-sixth verse of the seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. This verse continues the Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Builders. Content In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort this verse is: και πας ο ακουων μου τους λογους τουτους και μη ποιων αυτους ομοιωθησεται ανδρι μωρω οστις ωκοδομησεν αυτου την οικιαν επι την αμμον In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: 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: The World English Bible translates the passage as: Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand. For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 7:26. Analysis In the previous verses Jesus tells the story of a wise man who builds his house on rock and sees it survive a storm. This verse compares him to a foolish one who builds on sand and has his home washed away. It makes explicit