Berean Standard Bible
“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.”
At the end of the Sermon on the Plain, Jesus describes two builders. He is speaking about people who come to him, hear his words and act on them, compared to those who hear and do not act.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was founded on the rock.
King James Version (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.
American Standard Version (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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
He is like a man building a house, who went deep and put the base of it on a rock; and when the water came up and the river was driving against that house, it was not moved, because the building was good.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
he is like to a man building a house, who did dig, and deepen, and laid a foundation upon the rock, and a flood having come, the stream broke forth on that house, and was not able to shake it, for it had been founded upon the rock.
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Semejante es al hombre que edifica una casa, el cual cavó y ahondó, y puso el fundamento sobre la peña; y cuando vino una avenida, el río dió con ímpetu en aquella casa, mas no la pudo menear: porque estaba fundada sobre la peña.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Se parece a un hombre que construyó su casa sobre la roca, cavó muy hondo y puso allí los cimientos. Cuando vino una inundación, la corriente de agua azotó la casa, pero ni siquiera la movió porque estaba bien construida.
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