Luke Chapter 6 verse 49 Holy Bible

ASV Luke 6:49

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.
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BBE Luke 6:49

But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great.
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DARBY Luke 6:49

And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without [a] foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.
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KJV Luke 6:49

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
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WEB Luke 6:49

But he who hears, and doesn't do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."
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YLT Luke 6:49

`And he who heard and did not, is like to a man having builded a house upon the earth, without a foundation, against which the stream brake forth, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house became great.'
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(49) He that heareth, and doeth not.--More specific than St. Matthew in adding "without a foundation," somewhat less so in giving "on the earth" instead of "on the sand."Parallel Commentaries ...GreekButδὲ (de)ConjunctionStrong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.the [one who]ὁ (ho)Article - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.hears [My words]ἀκούσας (akousas)Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. {does} notμὴ (mē)AdverbStrong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.act on themποιήσας (poiēsas)Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.isἐστιν (estin)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.likeὅμοιός (homoios)Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3664: Like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank. From the base of homou; similar.a manἀνθρώπῳ (anthrōpō)Noun - Dative Masculine SingularStrong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.who builtοἰκοδομήσαντι (oikodomēsanti)Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine SingularStrong's 3618: From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm.[his] houseοἰκίαν (oikian)Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 3614: From oikos; properly, residence, but usually an abode; by implication, a family.onἐπὶ (epi)PrepositionStrong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. groundγῆν (gēn)Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.withoutχωρὶς (chōris)PrepositionStrong's 5565: Apart from, separately from; without. Adverb from chora; at a space, i.e. Separately or apart from.[a] foundation.θεμελίου (themeliou)Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularStrong's 2310: From a derivative of tithemi; something put down, i.e. A substruction.Theὁ (ho)Article - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.torrentποταμός (potamos)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 4215: A river, torrent, stream. Probably from a derivative of the alternate of pino; a current, brook or freshet, i.e. Running water.crashed againstπροσέρηξεν (proserēxen)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 4366: To dash against, as waves. From pros and rhegnumi; to tear towards, i.e. Burst upon.[that house],ᾗ (hē)Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine SingularStrong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. immediatelyεὐθὺς (euthys)AdverbStrong's 2112: Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon.it collapsed?συνέπεσεν (synepesen)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 4098: A reduplicated and contracted form of peto; probably akin to petomai through the idea of alighting; to fall.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. greatμέγα (mega)Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense. wasἐγένετο (egeneto)Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.[its]ἐκείνης (ekeinēs)Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.destruction.?ῥῆγμα (rhēgma)Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 4485: What is broken, a ruin. From rhegnumi; something torn, i.e. A fragment.Jump to PreviousAccordingly Acted Beat Brake Broke Building Built Burst Bursts Collapsed Complete Deep Destruction Digs Earth Fell Flood Foundation Goes Great Ground Heard Heareth Hears House Immediately Lays Moment Practice Rock Ruin Straightway Stream Struck Torrent Unable Vehemently Words