Matthew 7:24 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 7:24

Therefore whosoever hoareth; Revised Version, every one therefore which heareth ( πᾶς οὖν ὅστις , Matthew 10:32 ). The relative used lays stress on the quality implied in the verb: every one who is of the kind that hears (contrast Matthew 7:26 ). These sayings (Revised Version, words ) of mine, and doeth them . Not the individual utterances ( ῥήματα , John 6:63 ), nor the substance of my message considered as a whole ( λόγον , Matthew 13:1-58 : (19) ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 7:24-27

Parallel passage: Luke 6:47-49 (cf. also Ezekiel 13:10-16 ). A solemn close to the sermon. By the similitude of two builders our Lord warns his followers that to have heard his words will have been useless unless they put them into practice. Observe that although the word " hear ' in these verses cannot indicate that full " hearing " which it sometimes connotes ( Matthew 10:14 ), yet it seems to mean more than merely listening, and to imply both a grasp of what is intended by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 7:24-27

The rock and the sand. Christ turns from the judgment of the teacher, in the parable of the tree and the fruit, to the judgment of the hearer, in the parable now before us. The hearer is responsible as well as the teacher. I. LIVING IS BUILDING . Every man is building himself a house, for all life-work is the putting together of a habitation in which the worker will have to dwell. Some build feebly and set up but slight structures, mere huts and shanties. Others work with more... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 7:24-27

Jesus closes the sermon on the mount by a beautiful comparison, illustrating the benefit of attending to his words. It was not sufficient to “hear” them; they must be “obeyed.” He compares the man who should hear and obey him to a man who built his house on a rock. Palestine was to a considerable extent a land of hills and mountains. Like other countries of that description, it was subject to sudden and violent rains. The Jordan, the principal stream, was annually swollen to a great extent, and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 7:24-27

Matthew 7:24-27 . Therefore, whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, &c. In these words our Lord attests, in the most solemn manner, the certain truth and infinite importance of all he had delivered in the foregoing sermon, and applies it to the consciences of his hearers. Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them Whosoever he be that hears, considers, understands, believes, and obeys the doctrine which I have now taught you; I will liken him unto a wise man which... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 7:13-29

45. The two ways (Matthew 7:13-29; Luke 6:43-49)There are two ways of life. One is the easy way of pleasing self, which most choose and which leads to destruction. The other is the narrow way of denying self for Jesus’ sake, which leads to life (Matthew 7:13-14).One reason why many do not follow the narrow way is that they are deceived by those who teach their own views on how people can find meaning in life. Their teaching at first sounds reasonable, but in the end it proves to be destructive.... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 7:24

whosoever = every one (as in Matthew 7:26 ). Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus), App-6 . sayings = words. Greek plural of logos. See note on Mark 9:32 . wise = prudent. a = the. rock = rocky ground. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 7:24

Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock.The key to everlasting life is in Jesus' saying, "these words of mine!" Throughout the New Testament, the final, ultimate and exclusive authority in true religion is the word spoken by Christ. Jesus commanded the church to teach "whatsoever I have commanded you" (Matthew 28:20). He declared that the words he spoke would judge men at the last day (John 12:48).... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 7:24-27

Matthew 7:24-27. Therefore &c.— The meaning of these verses is, that whoever expects to enter into the kingdom of glory, when his religion amounts to only a mere outward profession of the Gospel, will see all his ill-grounded hopes vanish, and come to nothing, when he appears before the judgment seat of that God who will judge all men according to their works. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 7:24

24. Therefore—to bring this discourse to a close. whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them—see :-, which seems a plain allusion to these words; also Luke 11:28; Romans 2:13; 1 John 3:7. I will liken him unto a wise man—a shrewd, prudent, provident man. which built his house upon a rock—the rock of true discipleship, or genuine subjection to Christ. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 7:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 7:24-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 7:24-27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 7:24-27

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 7:24-27

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 7:13-29

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 7:24

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 7:24

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 7:24-27

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 7:24

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