Matthew 7:27
“And the raine descended, and the floods came, and the windes blew, and beat vpon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
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Matthew 7:27 Context
25And the raine descended, and the floods came, and the windes blew, and beat vpon that house: and it fell not, for it was founded vpon a rocke. 26And euery one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall bee likened vnto a foolish man, which built his house vpon the sand: 27And the raine descended, and the floods came, and the windes blew, and beat vpon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it. 28And it came to passe, when Iesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine. 29For he taught them as one hauing authoritie, and not as the Scribes.
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Other Translations for 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.
- King James Version
"The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell--and great was its fall."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house; and it came down and great was its fall.
- Basic English Bible
and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
The heavy rain descends, the swollen torrents come, and the winds blow and burst upon the house, and it falls; and disastrous is the fall."
- Weymouth 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."
- World English Bible
And reyn cam doun, and floodis camen, and wyndis blewen, and thei hurliden ayen that hous; and it felde doun, and the fallyng doun therof was greet.
- Wycliffe Bible
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.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 7:27
Mt 7:27 Great was the fall of it. The Lord describes the thoughtfulness of the builder on the sand, the storm and the utter destruction. There is an awful solemnity about this close to the wonderful sermon.