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Matthew 7:24-27

马太福音 7:24-27

The Passage

'Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock. 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. 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. The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.'

In the other language

所以，凡听见我这话就去行的，好比一个聪明人，把房子盖在磐石上；雨淋，水冲，风吹，撞着那房子，房子总不倒塌，因为根基立在磐石上。凡听见我这话不去行的，好比一个无知的人，把房子盖在沙土上；雨淋，水冲，风吹，撞着那房子，房子就倒塌了，并且倒塌得很大。

Theme

Built on rock

Bring a question to this passage

Many readers arrive here from a real question. These are reflections for how this passage speaks to the questions people bring most often — not an answer about what will happen, but an invitation to sit with it slowly.

How do I face this season of pressure at work?

Both houses in this passage meet the storm. The difference is not that one builder escapes pressure, but that one has built on rock by hearing Jesus and doing what he says. This is not a guarantee that your job or plans will remain secure. It invites you to notice what supports your choices when demands intensify. Approval, speed, and the fear of disappointing others can become foundations without your noticing. Listening to Jesus means giving his words a place in your actual conduct, not only in your thoughts. Which choice in your working day could become a small act of putting his words into practice?

Carry thisHearing Jesus takes shape in the choices you actually make.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

I want to learn to love better in this relationship.

The two houses differ in their foundations, not in whether a storm reaches them. This passage does not explain how to manage a relationship, but it places weight on doing what you hear, rather than hearing alone. Your wish to love better matters; the question is how that wish becomes a practice. Listening without preparing a defense, keeping a commitment, or acknowledging harm can be small ways to move from intention into action. None of these guarantees that a relationship will last. The image invites you to examine what your own conduct rests on. Where is there a gap between the love you speak about and the love you practice?

Carry thisLove takes shape in practice, not only in intention.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

What do I need to let go of in the coming weeks?

A foundation is often hidden until pressure reveals what it can hold. This passage does not name what you need to release in the coming weeks, but it invites you to consider what supports your life. Jesus connects firm ground with hearing his words and doing them. Hearing alone is not the same as building. You might gently notice where good intentions have replaced practice. Perhaps there is an excuse, a habit, or an appearance of security you can loosen your grip on. You need not turn that noticing into a hurried verdict. Both houses meet the storm, so what might you release to make room for putting Jesus’ words into practice?

Carry thisA firm foundation involves practice, not only good intentions.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

How can I find stillness in a busy life?

A crowded day can leave you feeling as though the weather has moved inside you. This passage does not directly explain how to find stillness, but it draws your attention to the foundation beneath the noise. Jesus describes steadiness not as an escape from storms, but as hearing his words and putting them into practice. You might pause over one thing you have heard from him and consider how to live it today, letting that small act matter more than getting everything finished. When in your day could you pause to consider one word of Jesus from this passage and how you might put it into practice?

Carry thisFaithful listening includes what you do with what you hear.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

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Matthew 7 — in context

18A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.

19Every tree that doesn’t grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.

20Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

21Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

22Many will tell me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’

23Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’

24“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.

25The 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.

26Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.

27The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”

28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,

29for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.

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