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46 a“But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?  
47 aWhoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like:  
48 He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was1 founded on the rock.  
49 But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it1 fell. And the ruin of that house was great.” 
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Luke 6:48

Digged and went deep (eskayen kai ebaqunen). Two first aorist indicatives. Not a hendiadys for dug deep. Skaptw, to dig, is as old as Homer, as is baqunw, to make deep.

And laid a foundation (kai eqhken qemelion). That is the whole point. This wise builder struck the rock before he laid the foundation.

When a flood arose (plhmmurhv genomenhv). Genitive absolute. Late word for flood, plhmmura, only here in the N.T., though in Job 40:18.

Brake against (proserhcen). First aorist active indicative from prosrhgnumi and in late writers prosrhssw, to break against. Only here in the N.T. Matthew 7:25 has prosepesan, from prospiptw, to fall against.

Could not shake it (ouk isxusen saleusai authn). Did not have strength enough to shake it.

Because it had been well builded (dia to kalwv oikodomhsqai authn). Perfect passive articular infinitive after dia and with accusative of general reference.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 6:48:

Matthew 7:24
Luke 6:49
Acts 16:26
Romans 15:20
1 Corinthians 3:10
Hebrews 6:1
Revelation 21:14

 

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