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Luke 6:48

He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.

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ASV

he is like a man building a house, who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock: and when a flood arose, the stream brake against that house, and could not shake it: because it had been well builded.

KJV

He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

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Original language & word study

34 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὅμοιόςhomoiosLikeG3664
ἐστινestinhe isG1510
ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōto a manG444
οἰκοδομοῦντιoikodomountibuildingG3618
οἰκίανoikiana houseG3614
ὃςhoswhoG3739
ἔσκαψενeskapsendugG4626
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐβάθυνενebathunenhe deepenedG900
καὶkaiandG2532
ἔθηκενethēkenhe laidG5087
θεμέλιονthemeliona foundationG2310
ἐπὶepionG1909
τὴνtēntheG3588
πέτραν.petranrock.G4073
πλημμύρηςplēmmurēswhen a floodG4132
δὲdethenG1161
γενομένηςgenomenēshaving comeG1096
προσέρηξενproserēxenburst uponG4366
hotheG3588
ποταμὸςpotamosstreamG4215
τῇtēatheG3588
οἰκίᾳoikiahouseG3614
ἐκείνῃ,ekeinēthat,G1565
καὶkaiandG2532
οὐκouknotG3756
ἴσχυσενischusenwas ableG2480
σαλεῦσαιsaleusaito shakeG4531
αὐτὴνautēnitG846
διὰdiabecauseG1223
τὸto<the>G3588
καλῶςkalōswellG2573
οἰκοδομῆσθαιoikodomēsthaito have been builtG3618
αὐτήνautēnitG846

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The Return of the Prodigal Son — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
The Return of the Prodigal Son — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)